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Reducing the stigma of schizophrenia: understanding the process and options for interventions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2011

Matthias C. Angermeyer  and
Beate Schulze
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Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences , Volume 10 , Issue 1 , March 2001 , pp. 1 - 7
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