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Problematic Internet Use, Online Gambling and Game Addiction (190) Medicine 2.0: Social Media, Open, Participatory, Collaborative Medicine (1911) Mental Health Issues in Adolescence (637) LGBTQ Issues (543)

Published on in Vol 8, No 5 (2021): May

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/23688, first published .
Problematic Social Media Use in Sexual and Gender Minority Young Adults: Observational Study

Problematic Social Media Use in Sexual and Gender Minority Young Adults: Observational Study

Problematic Social Media Use in Sexual and Gender Minority Young Adults: Observational Study

Authors of this article:

Erin A Vogel1 Author Orcid Image ;   Danielle E Ramo2, 3 Author Orcid Image ;   Judith J Prochaska1 Author Orcid Image ;   Meredith C Meacham3 Author Orcid Image ;   John F Layton3 Author Orcid Image ;   Gary L Humfleet3 Author Orcid Image
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