A psychological analysis of cancer patients and their next-of-kin
β Scribed by Barrie R. Cassileth; Edward J. Lusk; Thomas B. Strouse; David S. Miller; Lorraine L. Brown; Patricia A. Cross
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 410 KB
- Volume
- 55
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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