Prevalence of problematic internet use disorder and associated risk factors and complications among Iranian university students: a national survey

Jalal Poorolajal ^1,2,3 , Jamal Ahmadpoor ¹ * , Younes Mohammadi ^1,3,4 , Ali Reza Soltanian ^3,5 , Seyedeh Zahra Asghari ⁶ , Ehsan Mazloumi ¹

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