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Screen Use and Emotional, Behavioral, and Social Development in Children

JAMA Network Open 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.26804

August 03, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This secondary analysis of a cohort study examines associations between screen use and developmental difficulties in children a large Scottish birth cohort.

Corresponding Author: Bohee Lee, PharmD, MPH, PhD, National Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, Dovehouse Street, Guy Scadding Bldg, London SW3 6LY, UK (bohee.lee@ic.ac.uk).

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