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Patient Beliefs Predict Response to Paroxetine Among Primary Care Patients with Dysthymia and Minor Depression

Mark D. Sullivan, Wayne J. Katon, Joan E. Russo, Ellen Frank, James E. Barrett, Thomas E. Oxman and John W. Williams
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice January 2003, 16 (1) 22-31; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.16.1.22
Mark D. Sullivan
MD, PhD
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Wayne J. Katon
MD
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Joan E. Russo
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Ellen Frank
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James E. Barrett
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Thomas E. Oxman
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John W. Williams
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Mark D. Sullivan, Wayne J. Katon, Joan E. Russo, Ellen Frank, James E. Barrett, Thomas E. Oxman, John W. Williams
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice Jan 2003, 16 (1) 22-31; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.16.1.22

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice Jan 2003, 16 (1) 22-31; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.16.1.22
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