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The Role of Family Physicians in Mental Health Care Delivery in the United States: Implications for Health Reform

Benjamin F. Miller and Benjamin Druss
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2013, 26 (2) 111-113; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2013.02.120346
Benjamin F. Miller
From the Department of Family Medicine and the Office of Integrated Healthcare Research and Policy, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (BFM); and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta GA (BD).
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Benjamin Druss
From the Department of Family Medicine and the Office of Integrated Healthcare Research and Policy, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora (BFM); and the Department of Health Policy and Management, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta GA (BD).
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