An epidemiological study of neurasthenia in Chinese-Americans in Los Angeles☆
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Supported in part by National Institute of Mental Health Grants No. MH47193 (Y.-RZ, K-M.L., FC.), MH44331 (K.-M.L, D.T., KSX, YW.), and MH47460 (K-M.L., D.T., K.S.K., YW.).