Mental distress and podoconiosis in Northern Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study
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Mental distress and podoconiosis in Northern Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study
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عنوان ژورنال: International Health
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1876-3413,1876-3405
DOI: 10.1093/inthealth/ihu043