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Early life shocks and mental health: Long-term effects of war in Vietnam

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Early life shocks and mental health: Long-term effects of war in Vietnam. / Singhal, Saurabh.
In: Journal of Development Economics, Vol. 141, 102244, 01.11.2019.

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Singhal S. Early life shocks and mental health: Long-term effects of war in Vietnam. Journal of Development Economics. 2019 Nov 1;141:102244. Epub 2018 Jun 21. doi: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2018.06.002

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Singhal, Saurabh. / Early life shocks and mental health : Long-term effects of war in Vietnam. In: Journal of Development Economics. 2019 ; Vol. 141.

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