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Crude oil price-exchange rate nexus in Pakistan 巴基斯坦原油价格-汇率关系

Financial Statistical Journal Pub Date : 2018-09-05 DOI: 10.24294/FSJ.V0I0.738

F. Iqbal, A. Raziq

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The Impact of Socioeconomic Status on the Psychological Distress of Breast Cancer Patients in Kolkata" 社会经济地位对加尔各答地区乳腺癌患者心理困扰的影响

Financial Statistical Journal Pub Date : 2018-08-17 DOI: 10.24294/FSJ.V1I3.609

A. Datta, Rimi Sharma

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