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Research Article

Health-related quality of life among patients with major depression

Simo Saarijärvi Department of Psychiatry, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Jouko K. Salminen Research and Development Centre, Social Insurance Institution, Turku, Finland
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Tuula Toikka Research and Development Centre, Social Insurance Institution, Turku, Finland
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Raimo Raitasalo Research and Development Centre, Social Insurance Institution, Helsinki, Finland
Pages 261-264 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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