Survivors of childhood cancer, having overcome the biggest hurdle to a normal life span, must continue to be vigilant toward health care issues as well as toward certain psychological and social problems for which they are at a greater than normal risk. The long-term survivor's knowledge about his/h
The adult cancer survivor: Psychosocial consequences of cure
β Scribed by Quigley, Kathleen M.
- Book ID
- 122402496
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 684 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0749-2081
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