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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Interventions on frequent attenders in primary care

A systematic literature review

Frans TH. M. Smits Department of General Practice Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Karin A. Wittkampf Department of General Practice Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Psychiatry, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Aart H. Schene Department of Psychiatry, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Patrick J.E. Bindels Department of General Practice Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Henk C.P.M. Van Weert Department of General Practice Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Pages 111-116 | Received 22 Sep 2007, Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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