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Improving mental health care in humanitarian emergencies.

Peter Ventevogel, Mark van Ommeren, Marian Schilperoord, Shekhar Saxena

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Peter Ventevogel: Public Health Section, Division of Programme Management and Support, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 94 Rue de Montbrillant, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland .
Mark van Ommeren: Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland .
Marian Schilperoord: Public Health Section, Division of Programme Management and Support, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, 94 Rue de Montbrillant, 1202 Geneva, Switzerland .
Shekhar Saxena: Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland .

PMID: 26600604 DOI: 10.2471/BLT.15.156919

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