Working hours indirectly affect anxiety symptoms through sleep and stress in dentists, physicians, and psychotherapists

Tomac, Patricia; Rapić, Iva Japundžić; Lugović-Mihić, Liborija; Macan, Jelena; Bjelajac, Adrijana Košćec

doi:10.2478/aiht-2025-76-3954

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