Psychological support for patients having breast cancer surgery
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Predictors of psychological distress in breast cancer patients after surgery
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.313.7053.360b