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Gender differences in mental health, academic life satisfaction and psychological vulnerability in a sample of college freshmen: a cross-sectional study

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Pages 895-904 | Received 02 Mar 2021, Accepted 02 Sep 2021, Published online: 21 Sep 2021

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