Development of an instrument to measure the quality of life of cancer patients;Desarrollo de un instrumento para medir la calidad de vida de pacientes con cancer

Salud Mental

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL.3, 1996, Pages 30-35

  Lara Munoz, Ma del Carmen ^a   de Leon, Sergio Ponce ^b   de la Fuente, Juan Ramon ^c  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PSIQUIATRÍA RAMÓN DE LA FUENTE MUÑIZ   (Mexico)

^b Institute Nacional de la Nutricidn   (Mexico)

^c SECRETARÍA DE SALUD   (Mexico)

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EID: 0002522147     PISSN: 01853325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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