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"Barefoot" researchers: the potential role of rural students as mental health promoters performing prevalence surveys

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Date
1981
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León, C. A
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Bulletin of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO);15(4),1981
Subject
Health Surveys; Mental Disorders; Mental Health; Primary Health Care; Colombia
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https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/27432
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