Evidence of prescription of antidepressants for non-psychiatric conditions in primary care: an analysis of guidelines and systematic reviews.

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Published in BMC Fam Pract on May 04, 2013

Authors

Alain Mercier1, Isabelle Auger-Aubin, Jean-Pierre Lebeau, Matthieu Schuers, Pascal Boulet, Jean-Loup Hermil, Paul Van Royen, Lieve Peremans

Author Affiliations

1: Department of General Practice, University of Rouen, Rouen, France. alain.mercier@univ-rouen.fr

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