The emerging public health risk of extended electronic device use during the COVID-19 pandemic

Verusia Chetty; Alvin  Munsamy; Saul Cobbing; Diane van Staden; Rowena Naidoo

doi:10.17159/sajs.2020/8530

The emerging public health risk of extended electronic device use during the COVID-19 pandemic

Authors

Verusia Chetty Discipline of Physiotherapy, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2934-8687
Alvin Munsamy Discipline of Optometry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4252-1317
Saul Cobbing Discipline of Physiotherapy, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0620-0658
Diane van Staden Discipline of Optometry, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2028-1711
Rowena Naidoo Discipline of Biokinetics, Exercise and Leisure Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9664-3734

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/8530

Keywords:

musculoskeletal health, visual health, sleep impairment, digital eye syndrome, health awareness

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Published

2020-07-29

Issue

Vol. 116 No. 7/8 (2020)

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Commentary

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Chetty, V., Munsamy, A. ., Cobbing, S., van Staden, D., & Naidoo, R. (2020). The emerging public health risk of extended electronic device use during the COVID-19 pandemic. South African Journal of Science, 116(7/8). https://doi.org/10.17159/sajs.2020/8530