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Cell-Phone Use and Self-Reported Hypertension: National Health Interview Survey 2008

International Journal of Hypertension, 2011
Background. Cell-phone usage has increased dramatically over the last decade, along with a rising public concern over the health effects of using this device.
Sivaranjani Suresh, Charumathi Sabanayagam, Sita Kalidindi, Anoop Shankar   +3 more
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The influence of cell phone users' relationship intentions on expectations and perceptions of service recovery

South African Journal of Business Management, 2015
With the first-time cell phone user market quickly shrinking, it is becoming increasingly important for South African cell phone network providers to retain customers by building long-term relationships with them and consistently offering quality service.
L. Kruger, P. G. Mostert
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Automated and Interviewer-Administered Mobile Phone Surveys in Burkina Faso: Sociodemographic Differences Among Female Mobile Phone Survey Respondents and Nonrespondents

JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 2020
BackgroundThe remarkable growth of cell phone ownership in low- and middle-income countries has generated significant interest in using cell phones for conducting surveys through computer-assisted telephone interviews, live interviewer-administered ...
Greenleaf, Abigail R, Gadiaga, Aliou, Choi, Yoonjoung, Guiella, Georges, Turke, Shani, Battle, Noelle, Ahmed, Saifuddin, Moreau, Caroline   +7 more
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Cell Phone Ownership and Cellular Text/Email Capabilities Among Temporary and Payroll Construction Workers

Frontiers in Public Health, 2020
Background: With high rates of temporary workers and a transient worker population, the U.S. construction workforce presents a challenge for long-term research and outreach activities.
Alberto J. Caban-Martinez, Kevin J. Moore, Juanita J. Chalmers, Katerina M. Santiago, Melissa Baniak, Melissa M. Jordan   +5 more
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Effect of Cell Phone Radiations on Orofacial Structures: A Systematic Review [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2017
Introduction: The widespread use of cell phone in recent years has raised many questions whether their use is safe to operator who is exposed to Electromagnetic Waves (EMV).
Sunil Kumar Mishra, Ramesh Chowdhary, Shail Kumari, Srinivasa B Rao   +3 more
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Cell phone ringtone, but not landline phone ringtone, affects complex reaction time

International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2013
Introduction: Legislation systems of most countries prohibited using the handheld mobile phone while driving due to the fact that it disturbs concentration and causes hand involvement.
Radosław Zajdel, Justyna Zajdel, Janusz Śmigielski, Dariusz Nowak   +3 more
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The discriminational role of emotion dysregulation, metacognitive belies, intolerance of uncertainty and anxiety in discriminant two groups of students with and without mobile phone addiction

Social Determinants of Health, 2022
Background: Emotional dysregulation, metacognitive beliefs, intolerance of uncertainty, and anxiety can play a very important role in a person's personal and social life.
Seyyed Naser Hossini, Mehrdad Sabet, Fariborz Dortaj, Arezoo Shomali Oskouie   +3 more
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Using the cell phone while standing or walking affects balance and mobility in people with Parkinson's disease

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2023
Background Cell phones are part of peoples' lives. The literature indicates risks when cell phones are used during a secondary motor task. Studies addressing this topic in people with Parkinson's disease are still scarce.
Tayla Borges Lino, Milena Nunes de Oliveira da Silva, Isabela Corrêa de Paula, Sarah Jane Lemos de Melo, Suzi Rosa Miziara Barbosa, Gustavo Christofoletti   +5 more
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Age, gender, peers, life skills and quality of life influence risk of cell phone addiction among college teachers in Karnataka, India : a state level epidemiological analysis

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background Cell phones are an integral part of modern day life and have become companions for individuals irrespective of age, gender and socio-economic status.
BS Pradeep, Anusha B Shenoy, S Shahane, RN Srividya, Mutharaju Arelingaiah, Rochana D’Souza, Lavanya Garady, MK Jyoti, Suma Rache, Anand Dixit, Gananath Shetty Yekkar, Prathap Lingaiah, Shalini Rajneesh, G Gururaj   +13 more
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Cell phone use predicts being an “active couch potato”: results from a cross-sectional survey of sufficiently active college students

Digital Health, 2019
Objective “Active couch potato” describes an individual who is sufficiently physically active yet highly sedentary. Cell phones promote activities understood as sedentary behaviors (e.g. watching videos).
Andrew Lepp, Jacob E. Barkley
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