Burden of mental disorders based on the world mental health surveys

Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 7-11

  Alonso, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84858020542     PISSN: 15164446     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1516-44462012000100003     Document Type: Editorial

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