Epidemiological status of depressive disorders in the Middle East and North Africa from 1990 to 2019

Mehdi Moradinazar ¹, Parmida Mirzaei ², Saied Moradivafa ¹, Mahdieh Saeedi ¹, Mona Basiri ¹, Mohammad Shakiba ¹ *

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