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Help-Seeking for Insomnia among Adult Patients in Primary Care
James E. Aikens and Mary E. Rouse
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice July 2005, 18 (4) 257-261; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.18.4.257
James E. Aikens
PhD
Mary E. Rouse
PhD, MBChB, MRCGP

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Vol. 18, Issue 4
July-August 2005
Help-Seeking for Insomnia among Adult Patients in Primary Care
James E. Aikens, Mary E. Rouse
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice Jul 2005, 18 (4) 257-261; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.18.4.257
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