Clinical and psychological effects of excessive screen time on children

@article{DominguesMontanari2017ClinicalAP,
  title={Clinical and psychological effects of excessive screen time on children},
  author={Sophie Domingues-Montanari},
  journal={Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health},
  year={2017},
  volume={53}
}
Over recent years, screen time has become a more complicated concept, with an ever‐expanding variety of electronic media devices available throughout the world. Television remains the predominant type of screen‐based activity among children. However, computer use, video games and ownership of devices, such as tablets and smart phones, are occurring from an increasingly young age. Screen time, in particular, television viewing, has been negatively associated with the development of physical and… 
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