Factors contributing to emotional distress during cancer chemotherapy
β Scribed by David R. Nerenz; Howard Leventhal; Richard R. Love
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 811 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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