Psychological and genetic counseling implications for adolescent daughters of mothers with breast cancer
โ Scribed by M. Cappelli; S. Verma; Y. Korneluk; A. Hunter; E. Tomiak; J. Allanson; C. DeGrasse; L. Corsini; L. Humphreys
- Book ID
- 110888056
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 126 KB
- Volume
- 67
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-9163
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