Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 119, Issue 1 , Pages 52-58 , December 2009

Prevalence and comorbidity of common mental disorders in primary care

  • M. Roca

      Affiliations

    • Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Juan March Hospital, University of Balearic Islands, Red de Investigación de Actividades Preventivas y Promoción de la Salud (RedIAPP), Palma de Mallorca, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. IUNICS, Universitat de les Illes Balears, Crta. Valldemossa, km. 7.5, 07122, Palma de Mallorca, Spain. Tel.: +34 971 173267.
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  • M. Gili

      Affiliations

    • Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Juan March Hospital, University of Balearic Islands, Red de Investigación de Actividades Preventivas y Promoción de la Salud (RedIAPP), Palma de Mallorca, Spain
    • ,
  • M. Garcia-Garcia

      Affiliations

    • Biométrica Institut, Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • J. Salva

      Affiliations

    • Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Juan March Hospital, University of Balearic Islands, Red de Investigación de Actividades Preventivas y Promoción de la Salud (RedIAPP), Palma de Mallorca, Spain
    • ,
  • M. Vives

      Affiliations

    • Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Ciències de la Salut (IUNICS), Juan March Hospital, University of Balearic Islands, Red de Investigación de Actividades Preventivas y Promoción de la Salud (RedIAPP), Palma de Mallorca, Spain
    • ,
  • J. Garcia Campayo

      Affiliations

    • Miguel Servet Hospital, University of Zaragoza, Red de Investigación de Actividades Preventivas y Promoción de la Salud (RedIAPP), Zaragoza, Spain
    • ,
  • A. Comas

      Affiliations

    • Almirall Medical Department, Barcelona, Spain

Received 6 February 2009 ,Revised 16 March 2009 ,Accepted 16 March 2009.

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PII: S0165-0327(09)00127-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2009.03.014

Journal of Affective Disorders
Volume 119, Issue 1 , Pages 52-58 , December 2009

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