Research ArticleOriginal Research

Comorbid Chronic Illness and the Diagnosis and Treatment of Depression in Safety Net Primary Care Settings

Chizobam Ani, Mohsen Bazargan, David Hindman, Douglas Bell, Michael Rodriguez and Richard S. Baker
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2009, 22 (2) 123-135; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2009.02.080035

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