Women's Health Issues
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 73-79 , March 2005

Mental health and satisfaction with primary health care in female patients

  • Ariel J. Lang, PhD

      Affiliations

    • VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California
    • University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Ariel J. Lang, PhD, VA Outpatient Clinic (MC116A4Z), 8810 Rio San Diego Dr., San Diego, CA 92108.
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  • Carie S. Rodgers, PhD

      Affiliations

    • VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California
    • University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
    • ,
  • Robin Moyer, MD

      Affiliations

    • VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California
    • ,
  • Charlene Laffaye, BA

      Affiliations

    • University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
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  • Leslie E. Satz, RN, BSN, ANP-C

      Affiliations

    • VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California
    • ,
  • Timothy R. Dresselhaus, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California
    • University of California San Diego, San Diego, California
    • ,
  • Murray B. Stein, MD

      Affiliations

    • VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California
    • University of California San Diego, San Diego, California

Received 15 May 2003 ,Revised 8 April 2004 ,Accepted 4 October 2004.

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PII: S1049-3867(04)00115-X

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2004.10.003

Women's Health Issues
Volume 15, Issue 2 , Pages 73-79 , March 2005

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