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Demand for Aesthetic Medical Procedures among University Students in the Republic of Croatia: Implications for Marketing Cover

Demand for Aesthetic Medical Procedures among University Students in the Republic of Croatia: Implications for Marketing

By: Mirko Palić  
Open Access
|Jul 2025

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Language: English
Page range: 18 - 32
Submitted on: Dec 16, 2024
Accepted on: Feb 12, 2025
Published on: Jul 3, 2025
Published by: Međimurje University of Applied Sciences in Čakovec
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 2 issues per year

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