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Psychosis in migrant and minority populations: prescriptions for scientific and social policy

A commentary on: ‘The social determinants of psychosis in migrant and ethnic minority populations: a public health tragedy’ by Morgan & Hutchinson (2009)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 July 2009

D. March*
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, USA Center for Social Inequalities and Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, USA
S. L. Hatch
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, Institute of Psychiatry, Kings CollegeLondon, UK
E. Susser
Affiliation:
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, NY, USA
*
*Address for correspondence: D. March, Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY10032, USA. (Email: [email protected])

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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