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Original Article

A nation under siege: The 15-year outcome of Iraqi patients with schizophrenia in Babylon, Iraq

Ali Abdurrahman YounisAl Ain General Hospital
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Hamdy Fouad MoselhyFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, UAE University, United Arab EmiratesCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 398-404 | Published online: 06 Nov 2009

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