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Lessons from recent research on depression in primary care1

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 October 2011

Gregory E. Simon  and
Evette Ludman
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Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences , Volume 9 , Issue 3 , September 2000 , pp. 145 - 151
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2000

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Preparation of this manuscript was supported by grants MH51338 and MH41739 from the US National Institute of Mental Health.

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