Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 52-61 , January 2010

Effect of Visual Media Use on School Performance: A Prospective Study

  • Iman Sharif, M.D., M.P.H.

      Affiliations

    • Thomas Jefferson University Medical School, Nemours/A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, Delaware
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Iman Sharif, M.D., M.P.H., Nemours/A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children, 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, DE 19803.
    • ,
  • Thomas A. Wills, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Manoa, Hawaii
    • ,
  • James D. Sargent, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Children's Hospital at Dartmouth, Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, New Hampshire

Received 6 February 2009 ,Accepted 28 May 2009.

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PII: S1054-139X(09)00211-0

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2009.05.012

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Volume 46, Issue 1 , Pages 52-61 , January 2010

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