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User, Admission and Discharge Characteristics at Secure Units in Residential Social Care Institutions in Slovenia

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2025-0024 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
Language: English
Page range: 181 - 189
Submitted on: May 15, 2025
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Accepted on: Oct 2, 2025
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Published on: Dec 1, 2025
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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