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All articles published in the Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ) are open access under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence — free to share and adapt for any purpose, with appropriate credit.

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Author(s). Title. Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ) Year;Volume(Issue):Pages. CC BY 4.0. DOI: 10.66636/xxxxx

Georgian Medical Journal (GMJ) · Published by the Public Health Institute of Georgia (PHIG) · Open Access · CC BY 4.0 · ISSN 3088-4322 · DOI prefix 10.66636 · gmj.ge