Changing perceptions of depression: Ten-year trends from the general social survey

Psychiatric Services

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 306-312

  Blumner, Kate H ^a   Marcus, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 61749097339     PISSN: 10752730     EISSN: 15579700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ps.2009.60.3.306     Document Type: Article

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