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Special Issue: Human Rights and Global Health

Negotiating human rights narratives in Global Mental Health: Autism and ADHD controversies in Brazil

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Pages 3189-3203 | Received 11 May 2021, Accepted 10 Jul 2021, Published online: 23 Jul 2021

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