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Editorial
. 2023 Jun 14;23(1):427.
doi: 10.1186/s12888-023-04915-5.

Collection of smartphone and internet addiction

Chung-Ying Lin  1   2   3   4 , Zubair Ahmed Ratan  5 , Amir H Pakpour  6
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Editorial

Collection of smartphone and internet addiction

Chung-Ying Lin et al. BMC Psychiatry. .

Abstract

The enigma of smartphone and internet addiction has plagued academics for the last decade, now scholars believe this behavior might have a substantial effect on human health and social issues. However, there are literature gaps. Thus, BMC Psychiatry works with us to launch the special collection "Smartphone and Internet Addiction".

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Conflict of interest statement

Nil.

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