Post-disaster mental health need assessment surveys - the challenge of improved future research
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Sample and design considerations in post-disaster mental health needs assessment tracking surveys.
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1049-8931,1557-0657
DOI: 10.1002/mpr.266