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Low prevalence rates of common mental disorders in Japan: does it still hold true?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 October 2015

N. Watanabe
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DisastersepidemiologyJapanmental disordersprevalence
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Commentary to Special Articles
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Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences , Volume 25 , Issue 3 , June 2016 , pp. 233 - 234
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