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Comment
. 2013 Jun 11;185(9):753-4.
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.130634. Epub 2013 May 13.

Why screening for depression in primary care is impractical

Roger C Bland  1 , David L Streiner
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Comment

Why screening for depression in primary care is impractical

Roger C Bland et al. CMAJ. .
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  • Recommendations on screening for depression in adults.
    Joffres M, Jaramillo A, Dickinson J, Lewin G, Pottie K, Shaw E, Connor Gorber S, Tonelli M; Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. Joffres M, et al. CMAJ. 2013 Jun 11;185(9):775-82. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.130403. Epub 2013 May 13. CMAJ. 2013. PMID: 23670157 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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