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Review
. 2020 May;45(6):905-906.
doi: 10.1038/s41386-020-0629-8. Epub 2020 Feb 7.

Social networking and mental health: looking beyond frequency of use and towards mechanisms of action

Kiara R Timpano  1 , Courtney Beard  2
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Review

Social networking and mental health: looking beyond frequency of use and towards mechanisms of action

Kiara R Timpano et al. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2020 May.
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