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Prevalence, Treatment, and Control of Depressive Symptoms in the United States: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), 2005–2008

Ruth S. Shim, Peter Baltrus, Jiali Ye and George Rust
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2011, 24 (1) 33-38; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2011.01.100121
Ruth S. Shim
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