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The Perceived Assessment of COVID-19 Impact on Mental Functioning and Suicidality in Adult Population of Serbia Cover

The Perceived Assessment of COVID-19 Impact on Mental Functioning and Suicidality in Adult Population of Serbia

EABR. Experimental and Applied Biomedical Research
Volume 26 (2025): Issue 1 (March 2025)
By: Mladenović Milena,  Deniz Ceylan,  Marković Dušan and  Olivera Radmanović  
Open Access
|Mar 2024

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eabr-2024-0001 | Journal eISSN: 2956-2090 | Journal ISSN: 2956-0454
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Language: English
Page range: 85 - 91
Submitted on: Oct 10, 2023
Accepted on: Jan 4, 2024
Published on: Mar 1, 2024
Published by: University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
COVID-19,
pandemic,
mental functioning,
suicidality
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Clinical medicine, other

© 2024 Mladenović Milena, Deniz Ceylan, Marković Dušan, Olivera Radmanović, published by University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Medical Sciences
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