Mental health literacy and mental health status in adolescents: a population-based survey
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Mental health literacy and mental health status in adolescents: a population-based survey
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عنوان ژورنال: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1753-2000
DOI: 10.1186/1753-2000-8-26