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Religiosity and anxiety in relation to health-promoting attitudes toward COVID-19

Wiktor Orlof
1
,
Justyna Sołowiej-Chmiel
1
,
Krzysztof Łazar
2
,
Oliwia Orlof
2
,
Napoleon Waszkiewicz
1

  1. Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
  2. Student Scientific Association at the Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of Bialystok, Poland
Adv Psychiatry Neurol 2025; 34 (4)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ppn.2025.156772
Online publish date: 2025/12/08
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