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Research Article

Prevalence of self-management versus formal service use for common mental disorders in Australia: findings from the 2007 National Survey of Mental Health and Wellbeing

(Postdoctoral Fellow) , (NHMRC Fellow) & (Postdoctoral Fellow)
Pages 823-830 | Received 24 Feb 2010, Accepted 04 Apr 2010, Published online: 03 Sep 2010

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