Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 9, Issue 5 , Pages 283-289 , July 1999

Comparison of Self-Reported and Physician-Reported Antidepressant Medication Use

  • Michelle Cotterchio, MPH, MS

      Affiliations

    • Division of Preventive Oncology, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ontario Canada
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  • Nancy Kreiger, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Preventive Oncology, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ontario Canada
    • Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Canada. M.C. is a research student of the National Cancer Institute of Canada supported with funds provided by the Canadian Cancer Society.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Nancy Kreiger, Division of Preventive Oncology, Cancer Care Ontario, 620 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2L7 Canada
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  • Gerarda Darlington, PhD, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Division of Preventive Oncology, Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ontario Canada
    • Department of Public Health Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Canada. M.C. is a research student of the National Cancer Institute of Canada supported with funds provided by the Canadian Cancer Society.
    • ,
  • Allan Steingart, MD, BSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Canada. M.C. is a research student of the National Cancer Institute of Canada supported with funds provided by the Canadian Cancer Society.

Received 7 May 1998 ,Revised 1 December 1998 ,Accepted 1 December 1998.

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Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 9, Issue 5 , Pages 283-289 , July 1999

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