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Are non-pregnant women afraid of childbirth? Prevalence and predictors of fear of childbirth in students

Lana Žigić AntićDepartment of Pediatrics, Clinical Hospital Centre Sisters of Charity, Zagreb, Croatia; Correspondence[email protected]
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Sandra Nakić RadošDepartment of Psychology, Catholic University of Croatia, Zagreb, Croatia; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8330-8427
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Nataša Jokić-BegićDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Pages 226-231 | Received 01 Aug 2017, Accepted 22 Apr 2018, Published online: 10 May 2018

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