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Profiles and outcome of traditional healing practices for severe mental illnesses in two districts of Eastern Uganda

Catherine AbboDepartment of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, UgandaCorrespondence[email protected]
Article: 7117 | Received 23 Jun 2011, Accepted 23 Jun 2011, Published online: 02 Aug 2011

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