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METHODS: Pain and discomfort were evaluated with the visual analog scale, wrist and elbow angle during phone use were evaluated with a universal goniometer, smartphone addiction was evaluated with the Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version, and functional status of the hand was evaluated with the Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire. RESULTS: A total of 120 university students (female: n= 60), with an average age of 22.71 \u00b1 2.7\u00a0years, were included in this cross-sectional study. A relationship was found between the angle of the wrist and elbow during smartphone use and pain\/discomfort (r= 0.692, p= 0.001), smartphone addiction (r= 0.575, p= 0.001), and hand function parameters (r= 0.20\u20130.55, p\u2a7d 0.05). 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