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Is Atopy Related to Neuroticism, Stress, and Subjective Quality of Life?

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|Mar 2009

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/10004-1254-60-2009-1899 | Journal eISSN: 1848-6312 (formerly 0004-1254) | Journal ISSN: 0004-1254
Language: English, Croatian
Page range: 99 - 107
Published on: Mar 27, 2009
Published by: Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

© 2009 Biserka Radošević-Vidaček, Adrijana Košćec, Marija Bakotić, Jelena Macan, Jasminka Bobić, published by Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health
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