Screen Time, Internet Use, and Lifestyle Habits Among Health and Engineering Students: A Cross-Sectional Study.
Objectives: This cross-sectional study explored the associations between total screen time, internet addiction, and adherence to healthy lifestyle habits among university students. Material and Methods: The study was conducted with 818 volunteer students (250 males and 568 females; mean age 21.7±1.8...
| Publicado en: | Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences Journal Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 92 - 111 |
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