The association between body mass index and duration spent on electronic devices in children and adolescents in Western Saudi Arabia

Abdulmoein E. Al-Agha; F. Sarah Nizar; Anwar M. Nahhas

doi:10.15537/smj.2016.4.15018

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The association between body mass index and duration spent on electronic devices in children and adolescents in Western Saudi Arabia

Abdulmoein E. Al-Agha, F. Sarah Nizar and Anwar M. Nahhas

Saudi Medical Journal April 2016, 37 (4) 436-439; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2016.4.15018

Abdulmoein E. Al-Agha

From the Department of Pediatrics (Al-Agha), King Abdulaziz University Hospital, and Ibn Sina National College (Nizar, Nahhas), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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For correspondence: [email protected]

F. Sarah Nizar

From the Department of Pediatrics (Al-Agha), King Abdulaziz University Hospital, and Ibn Sina National College (Nizar, Nahhas), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Anwar M. Nahhas

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vol. 37 no. 4 436-439

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Received December 9, 2015
Accepted February 24, 2016
Published online April 1, 2016.

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Abdulmoein E. Al-Agha, FRCPCH ⇑,
F. Sarah Nizar, MBBS and
Anwar M. Nahhas, MBBS

From the Department of Pediatrics (Al-Agha), King Abdulaziz University Hospital, and Ibn Sina National College (Nizar, Nahhas), Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Address correspondence and reprint request to: Prof. Abdulmoein E. Al-Agha, Department of Pediatrics, King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: aagha{at}kau.edu.sa

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Saudi Medical Journal Apr 2016, 37 (4) 436-439; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2016.4.15018

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