Successes and failures of the teachable moment : Smoking cessation in cancer patients
โ Scribed by Ellen R. Gritz; Michelle Cororve Fingeret; Damon J. Vidrine; Amy B. Lazev; Netri V. Mehta; Gregory P. Reece
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 110 KB
- Volume
- 106
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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