We have recently reported the psychological outcome of a group Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) intervention with patients who had metastatic breast cancer. The data of 92 patients who were retained at the first follow-up assessment revealed short-term improvements on measures of mood and self-este
The relationship between level of plasma D-dimer and survival time in metastatic gastric cancer patients
β Scribed by Xiaodong Jiao; Jianxin Qian; Guanzhen Yu; Rui Li; Zhan Wang; Jin Wang; Xiaoqiang Gu; Jiejun Wang
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 272 KB
- Volume
- 10
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1610-1979
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