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The discrimination of psychiatric patients: an assessment of the influence of faith, level of religious involvement and spirituality upon patient devaluation

Mateusz Babicki
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,
Monika Małecka
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,
Anna Wiśniewska
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,
Paulina Pabisz
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,
Agnieszka Mastalerz-Migas
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  1. Department of Family Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
  2. Department of Psychiatry, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland.
  3. Student Research Group in Family Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2024; 26(3): 291–298
Online publish date: 2024/09/30
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