Smartphone addiction in children: patterns of use and musculoskeletal discomfort during the COVID-19 pandemic in Iran

• Main Authors: Hamid Reza Mokhtarinia (Author), Maryam Heydari Torkamani (Author), Ozra Farmani (Author), Akbar Biglarian (Author), Charles Philip Gabel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Smartphone use has increased significantly, especially during the period of global pandemic caused by the novel SARS-CoV2 coronavirus (COVID-19). Concurrently, smartphone addiction is a growing social problem in children and adolescents with the consequence of adverse health outc...