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Using mobile phone surveys to measure levels, trends, and disparities in mental health

on November 11th, 2020

Topics: Mental health

This Policy Brief summarizes and presents policy recommendations based on research in “Measurement of population mental health: Evidence from mobile phone survey in India,” a research paper by Diane Coffey, Payal Hathi, Nazar Khalid and Amit Thorat. This brief draws...Read More..

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