Indianizing psychiatry - Is there a case enough?

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Published in Indian J Psychiatry on April 01, 2011

Authors

Ajit Avasthi1

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.

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