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Mental Health Care System Performance and Resilience in the European Union Countries

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Volume 31 (2025): Issue 2 (June 2025)
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/acc-2025-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2571-0613 | Journal ISSN: 1803-9782
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Language: English
Page range: 1 - 16
Published on: Oct 14, 2025
Published by: Technical University of Liberec
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Keywords:
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Mental illness,
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