The shadow of the family: Historical roots of social trust in Europe

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The shadow of the family: Historical roots of social trust in Europe. / Kravtsova, Maria; Oshchepkov, Aleksey; Welzel, Christian.
In: PLoS ONE, Vol. 19, No. 2, e0295783, 12.02.2024.

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Kravtsova M, Oshchepkov A, Welzel C. The shadow of the family: Historical roots of social trust in Europe. PLoS ONE. 2024 Feb 12;19(2):e0295783. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295783

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