Psychosocial Aspects of Chronic Disease: ESRD as a Paradigmatic Illness
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Psychosocial aspects of chronic disease: ESRD as a paradigmatic illness.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1046-6673,1533-3450
DOI: 10.1681/asn.2007030345