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High psychological distress among school-going adolescents in Afghanistan: prevalence and correlates from a national survey

Supa PengpidASEAN Institute for Health Development, Mahidol University, Salaya, Phutthamonthon, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand; Department of Research Administration and Development, University of Limpopo, Turfloop, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7714-8869
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Karl PeltzerDepartment for Management of Science and Technology Development, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Faculty of Pharmacy, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, VietnamCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 40-47 | Received 30 Apr 2019, Accepted 24 Sep 2019, Published online: 19 Oct 2019

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