Using international classification of Diseases 11 “Mental disorders specifically associated with stress” in developing countries
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0971-9962
DOI: 10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_25_18