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Comment
. 2017 May;20(2):62.
doi: 10.1136/eb-2017-102636. Epub 2017 Mar 29.

Targeted psychological interventions may prevent depression in children and adolescents

Edward Watkins  1
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Comment

Targeted psychological interventions may prevent depression in children and adolescents

Edward Watkins. Evid Based Ment Health. 2017 May.
No abstract available

Keywords: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE.

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Competing interests: None declared.

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