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The global distribution of mental and substance use disorders: research gains and challenges

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 December 2015

A. J. Ferrari*
Affiliation:
University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Herston, Queensland, Australia Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research, Wacol, Queensland, Australia University of Washington, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, Seattle, USA
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Address for correspondence: A. J. Ferrari, University of Queensland, School of Public Health, Herston, Queensland, Australia. (Email: [email protected])

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