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Review articles

The social determinants of mental health: implications for research and health promotion

(Research Officer) & (Professor and Director, Australian Research Council Federation Fellow)
Pages 1057-1063 | Received 08 Feb 2010, Accepted 15 Jul 2010, Published online: 25 Oct 2010

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