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1 This is the published version: Stevens,M and Paradies,Y 2014, Changes in exposure to 'life stressors' in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population, 2002 to 2008., BMC Public Health, vol. 14, pp Available from Deakin Research Online: Reproduced with the kind permission of the copyright owner Copyright : 2014, BioMed Central

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