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Editorial
. 2021 Apr 1:9:676498.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.676498. eCollection 2021.

Editorial: The Impact of Online Addiction on General Health, Well-Being and Associated Societal Costs

Georgios D Floros  1 , Konstantinos Ioannidis  2
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Editorial: The Impact of Online Addiction on General Health, Well-Being and Associated Societal Costs

Georgios D Floros et al. Front Public Health. .
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Keywords: gaming addiction; health impact; online addiction; problematic internet use; well-being.

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