The aim of this study was to obtain objective data on the type and frequency of psychological and psychiatric problems in terminally ill patients and determine the influence of various factors on prevalence of adjustment disorder (ie., sociodemographics, awareness of the diagnosis, clinical variable
The prevalence of psychological distress by cancer site
β Scribed by James Zabora; Karlynn BrintzenhofeSzoc; Barbara Curbow; Craig Hooker; Steven Piantadosi
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2001
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 77 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1057-9249
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