Depression as a Prognostic Factor for Breast Cancer Mortality
✍ Scribed by Karen Hjerl; Elisabeth W. Andersen; Niels Keiding; Henning T. Mouridsen; Preben B. Mortensen; Torben Jørgensen
- Book ID
- 117969071
- Publisher
- American Psychiatric Publishing Inc
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 109 KB
- Volume
- 44
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1545-7206
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