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Comment
. 2006 May 13;332(7550):1154.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.332.7550.1154.

Depression should be managed like a chronic disease: myth of 15% suicide rate was promulgated again

Melissa K Raven
Comment

Depression should be managed like a chronic disease: myth of 15% suicide rate was promulgated again

Melissa K Raven. BMJ. .
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