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Int J Health Policy Manag. 2019;8(6): 365-374. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2019.15
PMID: 31256568        PMCID: PMC6600024

Original Article

Political Ideology and Stigmatizing Attitudes Toward Depression: The Swedish Case

Jesper Löve 1 * ORCID, Monica Bertilsson 1, Johan Martinsson 2, Lena Wängnerud 2, Gunnel Hensing 1

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