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Research Article

Public stigma towards patients with schizophrenia of ethnic Malay: a comparison between the general public and patients’ relatives

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Pages 176-180 | Received 14 Oct 2013, Accepted 18 Feb 2014, Published online: 30 Apr 2014

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