Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 78, Issue 1 , Pages 49-55 , January 2004

High prevalence of mental disorders in primary care

  • M. Ansseau

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Liège, CHU du Sart Tilman (B35), B-4000 Liège, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +32-4-366-7960; fax: +32-4-366-7283.
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  • M. Dierick

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Gent, Gent, Belgium
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  • F. Buntinkx

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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  • P. Cnockaert

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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  • J. De Smedt

      Affiliations

    • WVVH, Antwerp, Belgium
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  • M. Van Den Haute

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Medicine, UCL, Brussels, Belgium
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  • D. Vander Mijnsbrugge

      Affiliations

    • Pfizer Belgium, Brussels, Belgium

Received 1 September 2001 ,Revised 19 June 2002 ,Accepted 21 June 2002.

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PII: S0165-0327(02)00219-7

doi: 10.1016/S0165-0327(02)00219-7

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 78, Issue 1 , Pages 49-55 , January 2004

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