General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 589-591 , November 2009

Use of dual health care services among veterans seen in Veterans Affairs primary care clinics

Received 13 August 2007 ,Accepted 16 April 2009.

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PII: S0163-8343(09)00084-X

doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2009.04.007

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 31, Issue 6 , Pages 589-591 , November 2009