Cancer Support Groups: Client Outcome and the Context of Group Process

Research on Social Work Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 541-554

  Magen, Randy H ^a   Glajchen, Myra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 0033456340     PISSN: 10497315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104973159900900502     Document Type: Article

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