Epidemiologic studies on depression and suicide
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Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Korean Medical Association
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1975-8456,2093-5951
DOI: 10.5124/jkma.2012.55.4.322