How addicted are newly admitted undergraduate medical students to smartphones?: a cross-sectional study from Chitwan medical college, Nepal

Abstract Background Increasing smartphone use among adolescents in todays’ world has made this handy device an indispensable electronic tool, however, it comes at a price of problematic overuse or addiction. We aim to investigate the prevalence of smartphone addiction among undergraduate medical stu...

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Main Authors: Sirisa Karki, Jaya Prasad Singh, Gita Paudel, Sushma Khatiwada, Sameer Timilsina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:BMC Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12888-020-02507-1