American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 375-380 , April 2010

Television- and Screen-Based Activity and Mental Well-Being in Adults

  • Mark Hamer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence and reprint requests to: Mark Hamer, PhD, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, 1-19 Torrington Place, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
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  • Emmanuel Stamatakis, PhD
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  • Gita D. Mishra, PhD

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doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.12.030

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Volume 38, Issue 4 , Pages 375-380 , April 2010

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