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Traumatic and Psychosomatic Symptoms in Children Exposed to Peer Violence: A Cross-Sectional Study in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Slovenian Journal of Public Health
Volume 64 (2025): Issue 4 (December 2025)
By: Marnela Palameta,  Ankica Mijić Marić,  Edita Černy Obrdalj,  Amra Zalihić,  Nina Pinjuh Markota,  Boženka Galić Tirić and  Kristina Bevanda  
Open Access
|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sjph-2025-0029 | Journal eISSN: 1854-2476 | Journal ISSN: 0351-0026
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Language: English
Page range: 227 - 236
Submitted on: Jun 6, 2025
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Accepted on: Oct 27, 2025
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Published on: Dec 1, 2025
Published by: National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year
Keywords:
Bullying,
Peer violence,
Traumatic symptoms,
Psychosomatic disorders,
Mental health,
Primary school students
Related subjects:
Medicine,
Clinical medicine,
Hygiene and environmental medicine

© 2025 Marnela Palameta, Ankica Mijić Marić, Edita Černy Obrdalj, Amra Zalihić, Nina Pinjuh Markota, Boženka Galić Tirić, Kristina Bevanda, published by National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia
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