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Research Article

Psychological, endocrine and polygenic predictors of emotional well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic in a longitudinal birth cohort

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Article: 2234060 | Received 28 Feb 2023, Accepted 03 Jul 2023, Published online: 08 Aug 2023

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