Asian Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 1-2 , March 2009

Unique potential of culturally relevant biological psychiatry research in Asia

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doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2009.01.001

Asian Journal of Psychiatry
Volume 2, Issue 1 , Pages 1-2 , March 2009

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