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Original Articles

Migration background and juvenile mental health: a descriptive retrospective analysis of diagnostic rates of psychiatric disorders in young people

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Article: 20187 | Received 04 Dec 2012, Accepted 23 Apr 2013, Published online: 19 Jun 2013

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