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Competing demands

Does care for depression fit in primary care?

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    John W. Williams Jr. MD, MSc

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Williams, J.W. Competing demands. J GEN INTERN MED 13, 137–139 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1525-1497.1998.00032.x

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