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. 2005 Jan 4;172(1):33-5.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.1030823.

Screening for depression in primary care: recommendation statement from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Harriet L MacMillan  1 , Christopher J S Patterson, C Nadine Wathen, John W Feightner, Paul Bessette, R Wayne Elford, Denice S Feig, Joanne Langley, Valerie A Palda, Christopher Patterson, Bruce A Reeder, Ruth Walton; Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
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Screening for depression in primary care: recommendation statement from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Harriet L MacMillan et al. CMAJ. .
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