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. 1993 Mar;2(1):58–62. doi: 10.1136/qshc.2.1.58

Managing depression in primary care.

N Freemantle 1, F Song 1, T A Sheldon 1, P Watson 1, J M Mason 1, A F Long 1
PMCID: PMC1055065  PMID: 10132083

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