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Chapter 2 - Methods of the World Mental Health Surveys

from Section 1 - Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 July 2018

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Ronald C. Kessler ,
Steven G. Heeringa ,
Beth-Ellen Pennell  and
Alan M. Zaslavsky
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Evelyn J. Bromet ,
Elie G. Karam ,
Karestan C. Koenen  and
Dan J. Stein
Evelyn J. Bromet
Affiliation:
State University of New York, Stony Brook
Elie G. Karam
Affiliation:
St George Hospital University Medical Center, Lebanon
Karestan C. Koenen
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Harvard University, Massachusetts
Dan J. Stein
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University of Cape Town
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Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Global Perspectives from the WHO World Mental Health Surveys
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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