Screening for Major Depressive Disorder with the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9 and PHQ-2) in an Outpatient Clinic Staffed by Primary Care Physicians in Japan: A Case Control Study

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Keiko Suzuki ,

* E-mail: kii_suzu@yahoo.co.jp

Affiliations Department of General Medicine, Asahikawa University Hospital, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan, Department of General Internal Medicine, Asahikawa City Hospital, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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Shima Kumei,

Affiliation Department of General Medicine, Asahikawa University Hospital, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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Masumi Ohhira,

Affiliation Department of General Medicine, Asahikawa University Hospital, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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Tsukasa Nozu,

Affiliation Department of Regional Medicine and Education, Asahikawa University Hospital, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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Toshikatsu Okumura

Affiliation Department of General Medicine, Asahikawa University Hospital, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
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