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Building a Global Mental Health Research Workforce: Perspectives from the National Institute of Mental Health

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Collins, P.Y., Pringle, B.A. Building a Global Mental Health Research Workforce: Perspectives from the National Institute of Mental Health. Acad Psychiatry 40, 723–726 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-015-0453-3

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