The Pattern of Mobile Phone Use and Prevalence of Self-Reported Symptoms in Elementary and Junior High School Students in Shiraz, Iran.
Background: The use of mobile phone by children is increasing drastically. Children are likely to accumulate many years of exposure during their lives. Furthermore, as nervous systems in children are developing, children may be at a greater risk compared to adults. In this light, some scientists hav...
| Publicado en: | Iranian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol. 36; no. 2; pp. 96 - 104 |
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Jun2011
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