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An Assessment of the Training Program on Mental Health for Community Health Workers in Kashmir, India. 印度克什米尔社区卫生工作者心理健康培训项目评估。

Revista de cercetare si interventie sociala : review of research and social intervention Pub Date : 2023-03-01 DOI: 10.33788/rcis.80.1

Aadil Bashir, Bilal Ahmed Khan, Triptish Bhatia, Sheikh Shoib, Isahaque Ali, Unjum Bashir, Shabana Khursheed, Margaret McDonald, Mary E Hawk, Smita Deshpande

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