Mobile phone use and stress, sleep disturbances, and symptoms of depression among young adults - A prospective cohort study

BMC Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Thomée, Sara ^a   Härenstam, Annika ^a   Hagberg, Mats ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MOBILE PHONE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDER; SWEDEN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CELLULAR PHONE; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79251534695     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-66     Document Type: Article

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