General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 138-144 , May 2001

Rethinking practitioner roles in chronic illness: the specialist, primary care physician, and the practice nurse

  • Wayne Katon, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Box 356560 University of Washington Medical School, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-206-543-7177; fax: +1-206-221-5414
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  • Michael Von Korff (Sc.D.)

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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  • Elizabeth Lin, M.D. (M.P.H.)

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101, USA
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  • Greg Simon, M.D. (M.P.H.)

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA 98101, USA

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☆ This work was supported by the National Institute of Mental Health Services Division, Rockville, M.D. [Grants #MH4–1739 and #MH 011643 (Dr. Katon)].

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General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 23, Issue 3 , Pages 138-144 , May 2001

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