Mental distress in the general population in Zambia: impact of HIV and social factors.

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Published in BMC Public Health on August 18, 2009

Authors

Peter J Chipimo1, Knut Fylkesnes

Author Affiliations

1: University of Zambia, School of Medicine, Department of Community Medicine, P/Bag Rw X1, Lusaka, Zambia. Peter.Chipimo@cih.uib.no

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