Cohort profile: mental health following extreme trauma in a northern Ugandan cohort of War-Affected Youth Study (The WAYS Study).

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Authors

Kennedy Amone-P'olak1, Peter B Jones, Rosemary Abbott, Richard Meiser-Stedman, Emilio Ovuga, Tim J Croudace

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Health Sciences, Seebohm Rowntree Building, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK ; Department of Health Sciences, Seebohm Rowntree Building, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK ; Department of Health Sciences, Seebohm Rowntree Building, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD UK.

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