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Mental Health Conditions are Associated With Increased Health Care Utilization Among Urban Family Medicine Patients

Colleen T. Fogarty, Sapna Sharma, Veerappa K. Chetty and Larry Culpepper
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine September 2008, 21 (5) 398-407; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2008.05.070082
Colleen T. Fogarty
MD, MSc
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Sapna Sharma
MBChB, MPH
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Veerappa K. Chetty
PhD
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Larry Culpepper
MD, MPH
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Colleen T. Fogarty, Sapna Sharma, Veerappa K. Chetty, Larry Culpepper
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2008, 21 (5) 398-407; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2008.05.070082

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Sep 2008, 21 (5) 398-407; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2008.05.070082
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