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Physicians’ Attitudes toward Adolescent Confidentiality Services: Scale Development and Validation

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2020-0013 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
Language: English
Page range: 99 - 107
Submitted on: Apr 25, 2019
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Accepted on: Mar 2, 2020
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Published on: Apr 6, 2020
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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