Rethinking recommendations for screening for depression in primary care

Brett D. Thombs; 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, 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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Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	413-418
Number of pages	6
Journal	CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal
Volume	184
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.111035
State	Published - Mar 6 2012

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