Prevalence of Psychotic Disorder and Community Level of Psychotic Symptoms
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Prevalence of psychotic disorder and community level of psychotic symptoms: an urban-rural comparison.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of General Psychiatry
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0003-990X
DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.58.7.663