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Why screening for depression in primary care is impractical

Roger C. Bland and David L. Streiner
CMAJ June 11, 2013 185 (9) 753-754; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130634
Roger C. Bland
Roger Bland is with the Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; David Streiner is with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., and the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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Roger Bland is with the Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; David Streiner is with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., and the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
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vol. 185 no. 9 753-754
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https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130634
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23670151
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  • Published online June 10, 2013.

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  1. Roger C. Bland, CM MB ChB⇑,
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  1. Roger Bland is with the Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.; David Streiner is with the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont., and the Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.
  1. Correspondence to: Roger C. Bland, waterloo{at}shaw.ca

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