Mutuality and specificity of mental disorders in advanced cancer patients and caregivers
โ Scribed by Kara Zivin Bambauer; Baohui Zhang; Paul K. Maciejewski; Neayka Sahay; William F. Pirl; Susan D. Block; Holly G. Prigerson
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 84 KB
- Volume
- 41
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1433-9285
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