Role of a psychiatry liaison clinic in the management of breast cancer

Australasian Radiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 283-286

  Pendlebury, S C ^a,c   Snars, J ^b  

^a WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c CUMBERLAND HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chemotherapy; Liaison; Psychiatry; Radiotherapy; Services

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0029821960     PISSN: 00048461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1673.1996.tb00404.x     Document Type: Article

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