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The validity and reliability of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 for screening depression in primary health care patients in Botswana

BACKGROUND: The lack of locally validated screening instruments contributes to poor detection of depression in primary care. The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) is a brief and freely available screening tool which was developed for primary care settings; however, its accuracy may be affected...

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Autores principales: Molebatsi, Keneilwe, Motlhatlhedi, Keneilwe, Wambua, Grace Nduku
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7291492/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32532231
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-020-02719-5