Psychiatric Morbidity in a Rural Community in Kerala
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Psychiatric morbidity in the community: A population based-study from Kerala
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0253-7176,0975-1564
DOI: 10.1177/0975156419930202