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Major depressive disorder and medical illness: STAR*D outcomes

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    Meera Narasimhan MD

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Masand, P., Narasimhan, M. Major depressive disorder and medical illness: STAR*D outcomes. Curr Psychiatry Rep 8, 165–166 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-006-0017-z

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