Smartphones becoming health issue: study

Updated May 7 2018 - 10:42am, first published 10:38am
A third of undergraduates interviewed reported feeling anxious if they couldn't check their phone.
A third of undergraduates interviewed reported feeling anxious if they couldn't check their phone.

Young Australians are feeling lost and anxious without their smartphones and compulsive use is affecting their functioning, a new study has found.

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