Re-engineering systems for the treatment of depression in primary care: cluster randomised controlled trial
BMJPublished 2 September 2004Open access
Allen J. Dietrich, Thomas E. Oxman, John W Williams, Herbert C. Schulberg, Martha L. Bruce, Pamela W. Lee
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Abstract
Resources such as quality improvement programmes can be used effectively in primary care to implement evidence based management of depression and improve outcomes for patients with depression.
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