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International Review of Psychiatry Volume 14, 2002 - Issue 3: The quality of life construct in psychiatry - the state of the art
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Quality of life assessment in non-Western cultures

Abigail Collinge Unit for Social Community Psychiatry, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London, UK
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Katja Rüdell Unit for Social Community Psychiatry, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London, UK
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Kamaldeep Bhui Unit for Social Community Psychiatry, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary, University of London, UK
Pages 212-218 | Published online: 11 Jul 2009

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