From Scrolls to Strain: Understanding the Association Between Smartphone Overuse, Social Media Addiction, and Mental Health Among Allied Health Sciences Students: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study

Muhammad Sanan Khan, Etisam Wahid, Shahzad Ahmad, Nimrah Humayoon, Hashaam Khan, Mehran Khan, Zunaira Waqar, Ayesha Nisar, Muneeb Anwar

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DOI: 10.63096/medtigo3084236
Published: 2025-09-09
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@article{allodium:10.63096/medtigo3084236,
  title = {From Scrolls to Strain: Understanding the Association Between Smartphone Overuse, Social Media Addiction, and Mental Health Among Allied Health Sciences Students: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study},
  author = {Muhammad Sanan Khan and Etisam Wahid and Shahzad Ahmad and Nimrah Humayoon and Hashaam Khan and Mehran Khan and Zunaira Waqar and Ayesha Nisar and Muneeb Anwar},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {medtigo Journal of Medicine},
  doi = {10.63096/medtigo3084236},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.63096/medtigo3084236}
}

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AU  - Muhammad Sanan Khan
AU  - Etisam Wahid
AU  - Shahzad Ahmad
AU  - Nimrah Humayoon
AU  - Hashaam Khan
AU  - Mehran Khan
AU  - Zunaira Waqar
AU  - Ayesha Nisar
AU  - Muneeb Anwar
PY  - 2025
JO  - medtigo Journal of Medicine
DO  - 10.63096/medtigo3084236
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Khan, M. S., Wahid, E., Ahmad, S., Humayoon, N., Khan, H., Khan, M., Waqar, Z., Nisar, A., & Anwar, M. (2025). From Scrolls to Strain: Understanding the Association Between Smartphone Overuse, Social Media Addiction, and Mental Health Among Allied Health Sciences Students: An Analytical Cross-Sectional Study. medtigo Journal of Medicine. https://doi.org/10.63096/medtigo3084236

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