Nomophobia: An emerging problem

Affiliations

¹ Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Medical College, Belle Rive, Mauritius.
² Geriatrics and long term care department, Rumailah Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

Editorial

Indrajit Banerjee et al. Nepal J Epidemiol. 2023.

. 2023 Dec 23;13(3):1285-1287.

doi: 10.3126/nje.v13i3.58932. eCollection 2023 Dec.

¹ Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam Medical College, Belle Rive, Mauritius.
² Geriatrics and long term care department, Rumailah Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.

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Competing interests There is no conflict of interest for any author of this manuscript.

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