European Journal of Health and Biology Education

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APA

Thapa, P. P., Sharma, P., Rijal, A., Tsirkas, P., Diamanti, K., Valamontes, A., & Adamopoulos, I. P. (2026). Health impact of mobile phone use on distracted driving and the moderating role of self-regulatory skills. European Journal of Health and Biology Education, 13(1), e2602. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejhbe/18110

Vancouver

Thapa PP, Sharma P, Rijal A, Tsirkas P, Diamanti K, Valamontes A, et al. Health impact of mobile phone use on distracted driving and the moderating role of self-regulatory skills. European Journal of Health and Biology Education. 2026;13(1):e2602. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejhbe/18110

AMA

Thapa PP, Sharma P, Rijal A, et al. Health impact of mobile phone use on distracted driving and the moderating role of self-regulatory skills. European Journal of Health and Biology Education. 2026;13(1), e2602. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejhbe/18110

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Thapa, Pramila Pudasaini, Prakash Sharma, Alisha Rijal, Panagiotis Tsirkas, Konstantina Diamanti, Antonios Valamontes, and Ioannis Pantelis Adamopoulos. "Health impact of mobile phone use on distracted driving and the moderating role of self-regulatory skills". European Journal of Health and Biology Education 2026 13 no. 1 (2026): e2602. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejhbe/18110

Harvard

Thapa, P. P., Sharma, P., Rijal, A., Tsirkas, P., Diamanti, K., Valamontes, A., and Adamopoulos, I. P. (2026). Health impact of mobile phone use on distracted driving and the moderating role of self-regulatory skills. European Journal of Health and Biology Education, 13(1), e2602. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejhbe/18110

MLA

Thapa, Pramila Pudasaini et al. "Health impact of mobile phone use on distracted driving and the moderating role of self-regulatory skills". European Journal of Health and Biology Education, vol. 13, no. 1, 2026, e2602. https://doi.org/10.29333/ejhbe/18110