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Cross-Sectional Study on the Association Between Social Media Use and Body Image Dissatisfaction Among Adolescents

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  1. Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka

    Anuradha Baminiwatta & Miyuru Chandradasa

  2. Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Wayamba University, Kuliyapitiya, Sri Lanka

    Namal Chathuranga Herath

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Baminiwatta, A., Herath, N.C. & Chandradasa, M. Cross-Sectional Study on the Association Between Social Media Use and Body Image Dissatisfaction Among Adolescents. Indian J Pediatr 88, 499–500 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-021-03662-3

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