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Quality of life of toddlers in Croatia

Filip Petković
1, 2
,
Zvonimir Užarević
1

  1. Faculty of Education, University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
  2. Center for the Provision of Services in the Community Osijek “ME as well as YOU”, Osijek, Croatia
Family Medicine & Primary Care Review 2025; 27(3): 300-304
Online publish date: 2025/09/29
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