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Recommendations on screening for depression in adults
Michel Joffres, Alejandra Jaramillo, James Dickinson, Gabriela Lewin, Kevin Pottie, Elizabeth Shaw, Sarah Connor Gorber, Marcello Tonelli and Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
CMAJ May 13, 2013 cmaj.130403; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.130403
Michel Joffres
From the Faculty of Health Sciences (Joffres), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; the Public Health Agency of Canada (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; the Department of Family Medicine (Pottie, Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the Department of Family Medicine (Shaw), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; and the Division of Nephrology (Tonelli, Jaramillo), Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Alejandra Jaramillo
From the Faculty of Health Sciences (Joffres), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; the Public Health Agency of Canada (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; the Department of Family Medicine (Pottie, Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the Department of Family Medicine (Shaw), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; and the Division of Nephrology (Tonelli, Jaramillo), Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
James Dickinson
From the Faculty of Health Sciences (Joffres), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; the Public Health Agency of Canada (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; the Department of Family Medicine (Pottie, Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the Department of Family Medicine (Shaw), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; and the Division of Nephrology (Tonelli, Jaramillo), Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Gabriela Lewin
From the Faculty of Health Sciences (Joffres), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; the Public Health Agency of Canada (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; the Department of Family Medicine (Pottie, Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the Department of Family Medicine (Shaw), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; and the Division of Nephrology (Tonelli, Jaramillo), Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Kevin Pottie
From the Faculty of Health Sciences (Joffres), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; the Public Health Agency of Canada (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; the Department of Family Medicine (Pottie, Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the Department of Family Medicine (Shaw), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; and the Division of Nephrology (Tonelli, Jaramillo), Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Elizabeth Shaw
From the Faculty of Health Sciences (Joffres), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; the Public Health Agency of Canada (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; the Department of Family Medicine (Pottie, Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the Department of Family Medicine (Shaw), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; and the Division of Nephrology (Tonelli, Jaramillo), Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Sarah Connor Gorber
From the Faculty of Health Sciences (Joffres), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; the Public Health Agency of Canada (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; the Department of Family Medicine (Pottie, Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the Department of Family Medicine (Shaw), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; and the Division of Nephrology (Tonelli, Jaramillo), Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
Marcello Tonelli
From the Faculty of Health Sciences (Joffres), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; the Public Health Agency of Canada (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; the Department of Family Medicine (Pottie, Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the Department of Family Medicine (Shaw), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; and the Division of Nephrology (Tonelli, Jaramillo), Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
From the Faculty of Health Sciences (Joffres), Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC; the Public Health Agency of Canada (Connor Gorber), Ottawa, Ont.; the Department of Family Medicine (Pottie, Lewin), University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.; the Departments of Family Medicine and Community Health Sciences (Dickinson), University of Calgary, Calgary, Alta.; the Department of Family Medicine (Shaw), McMaster University, Hamilton, Ont.; and the Division of Nephrology (Tonelli, Jaramillo), Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alta.
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Recommendations on screening for depression in adults
Michel Joffres, Alejandra Jaramillo, James Dickinson, Gabriela Lewin, Kevin Pottie, Elizabeth Shaw, Sarah Connor Gorber, Marcello Tonelli, Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care
CMAJ May 2013, cmaj.130403; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.130403
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