Seminars in Oncology Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 4 , Pages 268-277 , November 2009

Psychosocial Distress in Young Cancer Survivors

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 Dr Rodriguez-Wallberg was supported by research grants from The Swedish Society of Medical Research and The Swedish Society of Medicine.

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