Media Use in School-Aged Children and Adolescents
Corinn Cross2016, Pediatrics
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Abstract
The guidance in this statement does not indicate an exclusive course of treatment or serve as a standard of medical care. Variations, taking into account individual circumstances, may be appropriate. All policy statements from the American Academy of Pediatrics automatically expire 5 years after publication unless reaffi rmed, revised, or retired at or before that time.
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