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01-02-2015 | Editorial

Two sides of the same coin: communication technology, media use, and our kids’ health

Author: Anna Ševčíková

Published in: International Journal of Public Health | Issue 2/2015

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During the last several decades, there has been an explosion in the diversity of media available. TV, computers, the Internet, mobile phones, and most recently, smart phones have come to dominate the lives of many children and adolescents and the spaces where they spend their leisure time. …

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Title: Two sides of the same coin: communication technology, media use, and our kids’ health
Author: Anna Ševčíková
Publication date: 01-02-2015
Publisher: Springer Basel
Published in: International Journal of Public Health / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 1661-8556
Electronic ISSN: 1661-8564
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00038-015-0659-x

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