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Editorial
. 2021 Feb;110(2):385-386.
doi: 10.1111/apa.15573. Epub 2020 Nov 8.

Excessive Internet use steals time from real-life brain development

Åse Victorin  1
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Editorial

Excessive Internet use steals time from real-life brain development

Åse Victorin. Acta Paediatr. 2021 Feb.
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