Mental disorders among Somali refugees

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Kamaldeep Bhui1, Tom Craig2, Salaad Mohamud1, Nasir Warfa1, Stephen Stansfeld1, Graham Thornicroft3, Sarah Curtis4, Paul McCrone3
1Centre for Psychiatry Barts & The London Medical School, Charterhouse sq., London, EC1M, UK
2GKT School of Medicine (St Thomas Campus), London, UK
3Health Services Research, Institute of Psychiatry, London, UK
4Centre for Geography, Queen Mary College, London, UK

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