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Prevalence of Disease Symptoms in Slovenian Adult Population and Factors Associated with their Prevalence

Slovenian Journal of Public Health
Volume 53 (2014): Issue 3 (September 2014)
By: Nina Pivec,  Tamara Serdinšek,  Zalika Klemenc-Ketiš and  Janko Kersnik  
Open Access
|Jul 2014

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2014-0028 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
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Language: English
Page range: 262 - 269
Published on: Jul 2, 2014
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
signs and symptoms,
prevalence,
crosssectional study,
population surveillance
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Hygiene and environmental medicine

© 2014 Nina Pivec, Tamara Serdinšek, Zalika Klemenc-Ketiš, Janko Kersnik, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
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