“Euphoria” or “Only Teardrops”? Eurovision Song Contest performance, life satisfaction and suicide
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Public Health
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-018-5497-3