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Location and stigma: A survey of community attitudes to mental illness - Part 1. Enlightenment and stigma

Peter Huxley Mental Health Social Work Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, University of Manchester, Mathematics Building, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL
Pages 73-80 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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