Factors influencing psychological distress during a disease epidemic: Data from Australia's first outbreak of equine influenza

BMC Public Health - Tập 8 Số 1 - 2008
Melanie Taylor1, Kingsley Agho1, Garry Stevens1, Beverley Raphael1
1Science of Mental Health and Adversity Unit, School of Medicine, University of Western Sydney, Australia

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