Research ArticleOriginal Research
A Qualitative Study of Depression in Primary Care: Missed Opportunities for Diagnosis and Education
Barry G. Saver, Victoria Van-Nguyen, Gina Keppel and Mark P. Doescher
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine January 2007, 20 (1) 28-35; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2007.01.060026
Barry G. Saver
MD, MPH
Victoria Van-Nguyen
BA
Gina Keppel
BA
Mark P. Doescher
MD, MSPH
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The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine
Vol. 20, Issue 1
January-February 2007
A Qualitative Study of Depression in Primary Care: Missed Opportunities for Diagnosis and Education
Barry G. Saver, Victoria Van-Nguyen, Gina Keppel, Mark P. Doescher
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Medicine Jan 2007, 20 (1) 28-35; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2007.01.060026
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