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General practice in Ireland: are we equipped to manage mental health?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

David L Whitford
Affiliation:
Department of General Practice, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Lower Stephen Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
Mimi Copty
Affiliation:
Mental Health in Primary Care, Irish College of General Practitioners, 4-5 Lincoln Place, Dublin 2, Ireland
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Abstract

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