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Why Parental Education may be the Key to Raising the Digital Natives?

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Salem, Virginia, 24153, USA

    Anjali Varma

  2. Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Birmingham, UK

    Annapurna Sudarsanam

  3. Salem VA Health Care System, Salem, Virginia, 24153, USA

    Anjali Varma

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Varma, A., Sudarsanam, A. Why Parental Education may be the Key to Raising the Digital Natives?. Indian Pediatr 61, 30–31 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13312-024-3083-6

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