Planetary Health and Mental Health Nexus: Least Understood and Embraced in Policy Decisions
By: Manasi Kumar, Pim Cuijpers and Pushpam Kumar
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/aogh.4455 | Journal eISSN: 2214-9996
Language: English
Submitted on: Apr 9, 2024
Accepted on: Jun 17, 2024
Published on: Jul 16, 2024
Published by: Ubiquity Press
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