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Letter to the Editor

The alarming development of online gambling in Iranian women during the COVID-19 pandemic

Fahimeh Saeeda Assistant professor of psychiatry, Psychosis Research Center, University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Miyuru Chandradasab MD, Department of Psychiatry, University of Kelaniya, Sri LankaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Soode Tajik Esmaeelic Assistant professor of psychiatry, Fellowship of psychosomatic medicine, Rasool-e Akram Hospital, Mental Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranCorrespondence[email protected]
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Sheikh Shoibd MD, Department of Psychiatry, Jawahar Lal Nehru Memorial Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir, India; Sharda University, Greater Noida, Uttar Prades, India; Mind wellness Center, Nawab Bazar Srinagar, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 348-352 | Published online: 24 Jan 2023

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