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Behavioral Health Integration: Challenges and Opportunities for Academic Medical Centers

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    John B. Taylor, Timothy G. Ferris, Jeffrey B. Weilburg & Jonathan E. Alpert

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Taylor, J.B., Ferris, T.G., Weilburg, J.B. et al. Behavioral Health Integration: Challenges and Opportunities for Academic Medical Centers. Acad Psychiatry 40, 874–879 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-016-0584-1

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