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ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Assessment of Levels of Anxiety and Fear of Covid-19 in a Population of Pregnant Women in Spain

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Pages 4665-4676 | Received 28 Jul 2023, Accepted 14 Oct 2023, Published online: 15 Nov 2023

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