Determinants and implications of cancer patients’ psychosocial needs
✍ Scribed by N. Ernstmann; M. Neumann; O. Ommen; M. Galushko; M. Wirtz; R. Voltz; M. Hallek; H. Pfaff
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 148 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0941-4355
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