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. 2014 Oct;36(4):351-4.
doi: 10.4103/0253-7176.140698.

Medicalizing distress, ignoring public health strategies

P Thangadurai  1 , K S Jacob  1
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Medicalizing distress, ignoring public health strategies

P Thangadurai et al. Indian J Psychol Med. 2014 Oct.
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