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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijser-2023-0002 | Journal eISSN: 1855-0452 | Journal ISSN: 1854-0678
Language: English
Page range: 4 - 13
Submitted on: Feb 21, 2023
Accepted on: Nov 3, 2023
Published on: Mar 23, 2024
Published by: Institute of Public and Environmental Health
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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