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The Effectiveness of Problem-Solving Therapy for Primary Care Patients' Depressive and/or Anxiety Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Anao Zhang, Sunyoung Park, John E. Sullivan and Shijie Jing
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine January 2018, 31 (1) 139-150; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2018.01.170270

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