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Chapter 2 - The Epidemiology of Mental Illness

from Section 1 - Conceptual Basis and Overarching Themes

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 September 2018

By
Laura Thomas  and
Glyn Lewis
Edited by
Linda Gask ,
Tony Kendrick ,
Robert Peveler  and
Carolyn A. Chew-Graham
Linda Gask
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
Tony Kendrick
Affiliation:
University of Southampton
Robert Peveler
Affiliation:
University of Southampton
Carolyn A. Chew-Graham
Affiliation:
Keele University
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Primary Care Mental Health , pp. 12 - 23
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