Depression in primary care: encouragement and caution for the business case

Editorial

Christopher M Callahan. J Gen Intern Med. 2006 Oct.

. 2006 Oct;21(10):1125-7.

doi: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00603.x.

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