Study of referral pattern for psychiatric evaluation in psychiatric OPD in a rural tertiary care hospital
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عنوان ژورنال: KYAMC Journal
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2308-2860,2308-2720
DOI: 10.3329/kyamcj.v2i1.13517