Association between Internet Addiction and Level of Physical Activity in Nursing and Midwifery Students of Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran, in 2021.
Background & Aims: Increasing use of smartphones and computers has rendered the internet essential to modern life. This study aimed to determine the level of internet addiction and its relationship with the level of physical activity among nursing and midwifery students of Qom University of Medical...
| Publicado en: | Archives of Hygiene Sciences Vol. 13; no. 4; pp. 162 - 169 |
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Qom University of Medical Sciences
Autumn2024
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