The use of psychoactive substances in the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes (1918–1929) and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1929–1941)

  • Aleksandar Medarević Institute of Public Health of Serbia “Dr. Milan Jovanović Batut”, Belgrade, Serbia
  • Kristina Djordjić University of Belgrade, School of Dental Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
Keywords: drug addiction;, history of medicine;, history, 19th century;, serbia.

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Published
2024/04/26
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History of medicine