Investigation of Nomophobia Levels of Vocational School Students According to Demographic Characteristics and Intelligent Phone Use Habits (original) (raw)
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Nomophobia - mobile phone dependence, a study among students of a rural medical college
International Journal Of Community Medicine And Public Health, 2019
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Int. J. Interact. Mob. Technol., 2020
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Evaluation of nomophobia among medical students using smartphone in north India
Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 2020
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The Journal of CIEES
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Evaluation of Mobile Phone Dependence among the Students of Government Medical College.
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International journal of Indian psychology, 2020
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Nomophobia and health hazards: Smartphone use and addiction among university students
International Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2019
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Prevalence of Nomophobia among Undergraduate Students from Sagaing University of Education
International Review of Social Sciences Research, 2021
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