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Poor mental health in Ghana: who is at risk?

BACKGROUND: Poor mental health is a leading cause of disability worldwide with considerable negative impacts, particularly in low-income countries. Nevertheless, empirical evidence on its national prevalence in low-income countries, particularly in Africa, is limited. Additionally, researchers and p...

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Autores principales:	Sipsma, Heather, Ofori-Atta, Angela, Canavan, Maureen, Osei-Akoto, Isaac, Udry, Christopher, Bradley, Elizabeth H
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	BioMed Central 2013
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3620375/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23547846 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-13-288

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