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3 - Methods of the World Mental Health Surveys

from Section I - Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 December 2017

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Ronald C. Kessler ,
Steven G. Heeringa ,
Beth-Ellen Pennell ,
Nancy A. Sampson  and
Alan M. Zaslavsky
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Kate M. Scott ,
Peter de Jonge ,
Dan J. Stein  and
Ronald C. Kessler
Kate M. Scott
Affiliation:
University of Otago, New Zealand
Peter de Jonge
Affiliation:
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, The Netherlands
Dan J. Stein
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University of Cape Town
Ronald C. Kessler
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Harvard Medical School
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Mental Disorders Around the World
Facts and Figures from the World Mental Health Surveys
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