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Efficiency of a Two-Item Pre-Screen to Reduce the Burden of Depression Screening in Pregnancy and Postpartum: An IMPLICIT Network Study

Ian M. Bennett, Andrew Coco, James C. Coyne, Alex J. Mitchell, James Nicholson, Ellen Johnson, Michael Horst and Stephen Ratcliffe
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2008, 21 (4) 317-325; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2008.04.080048

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