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Building consensus for moving forward

A commentary on ‘The social determinants of psychosis in migrant and ethnic minority populations: a public health tragedy’ by Morgan & Hutchinson (2009)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 April 2009

K. McKenzie*
Affiliation:
Centre for Addictions and Mental Health and the University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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*Address for correspondence: K. McKenzie, Professor of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Senior Scientist, Social Equity and Health Research, Centre for Addictions and Mental Health, 455 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaM5S 2G8. (Email: Kwame_mckenzie@camh.net)

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Commentary
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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