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. 2012 Mar 6;184(4):413-8.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.111035. Epub 2011 Sep 19.

Rethinking recommendations for screening for depression in primary care

Brett D Thombs  1 , James C Coyne, Pim Cuijpers, Peter de Jonge, Simon Gilbody, John P A Ioannidis, Blair T Johnson, Scott B Patten, Erick H Turner, Roy C Ziegelstein
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Rethinking recommendations for screening for depression in primary care

Brett D Thombs et al. CMAJ. .
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