## Abstract ## BACKGROUND It has been suggested that psychosocial factors, such as coping and emotional support, influence cancer survival, but results have been inconclusive. Given the scarce data from racially/ethnically diverse populations, the authors investigated the prognostic significance o
Cancer-specific beliefs and survival: A population-based study of African-American and White breast cancer patients
β Scribed by Hosanna Soler-Vila; Stanislav V Kasl; Beth A Jones
- Book ID
- 106382171
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 212 KB
- Volume
- 16
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0957-5243
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