Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 65, Issue 2 , Pages 191-194 , July 2001

ICD-10 criteria for depression in general practice

  • Steffen H Pedersen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Odense University Hospital, DK-5000 Odense C, Odense, Denmark
    • Department of Psychiatry, Vejle General Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
    • ,
  • Kurt B Stage

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Odense University Hospital, DK-5000 Odense C, Odense, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +45-65-411-589; fax: +45-65-916-003
    • ,
  • Aksel Bertelsen

      Affiliations

    • WHO Collaborating Centre, Department of Psychiatry, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
    • ,
  • Per Grinsted

      Affiliations

    • General Practitioner, Odense, Denmark
    • ,
  • Per Kragh-Sørensen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Odense University Hospital, DK-5000 Odense C, Odense, Denmark
    • ,
  • Thorkil Sørensen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Odense University Hospital, DK-5000 Odense C, Odense, Denmark

Received 10 October 1999 ,Revised 8 June 2000 ,Accepted 28 June 2000.

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Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 65, Issue 2 , Pages 191-194 , July 2001

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