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Young people, mental health, and civil conflict: Preliminary findings from Ethiopia's Tigray region

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Young people, mental health, and civil conflict: Preliminary findings from Ethiopia's Tigray region. / Favara, Marta; Hittmeyer, Annina; Porter, Catherine et al.
In: Psychiatry Research Communications, Vol. 2, No. 1, 100025, 31.03.2022.

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Favara, M, Hittmeyer, A, Porter, C, Singhal, S & Woldehanna, T 2022, 'Young people, mental health, and civil conflict: Preliminary findings from Ethiopia's Tigray region', Psychiatry Research Communications, vol. 2, no. 1, 100025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psycom.2022.100025

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Favara, M., Hittmeyer, A., Porter, C., Singhal, S., & Woldehanna, T. (2022). Young people, mental health, and civil conflict: Preliminary findings from Ethiopia's Tigray region. Psychiatry Research Communications, 2(1), Article 100025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psycom.2022.100025

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Favara M, Hittmeyer A, Porter C, Singhal S, Woldehanna T. Young people, mental health, and civil conflict: Preliminary findings from Ethiopia's Tigray region. Psychiatry Research Communications. 2022 Mar 31;2(1):100025. Epub 2022 Feb 2. doi: 10.1016/j.psycom.2022.100025

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Favara, Marta ; Hittmeyer, Annina ; Porter, Catherine et al. / Young people, mental health, and civil conflict : Preliminary findings from Ethiopia's Tigray region. In: Psychiatry Research Communications. 2022 ; Vol. 2, No. 1.

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