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Cash transfers and mental health in Egypt. / El-Enbaby, Hoda; Hollingsworth, Bruce; Maystadt, Jean-Francois et al.
In: Economics and Human Biology, Vol. 54, 101396, 04.06.2024.

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El-Enbaby, H, Hollingsworth, B, Maystadt, J-F & Singhal, S 2024, 'Cash transfers and mental health in Egypt', Economics and Human Biology, vol. 54, 101396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101396

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El-Enbaby, H., Hollingsworth, B., Maystadt, J.-F., & Singhal, S. (2024). Cash transfers and mental health in Egypt. Economics and Human Biology, 54, Article 101396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101396

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El-Enbaby H, Hollingsworth B, Maystadt JF, Singhal S. Cash transfers and mental health in Egypt. Economics and Human Biology. 2024 Jun 4;54:101396. Epub 2024 May 7. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2024.101396

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El-Enbaby, Hoda ; Hollingsworth, Bruce ; Maystadt, Jean-Francois et al. / Cash transfers and mental health in Egypt. In: Economics and Human Biology. 2024 ; Vol. 54.

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