Malignant melanoma: Effects of a brief, structured psychiatric intervention on survival and recurrence at 10-year follow-up

Archives of General Psychiatry

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 100-103

  Fawzy, Fawzy I ^a   Canada, Andrea L ^a   Fawzy, Nancy W ^a  

^a NONE

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVAL; COVARIANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; KAPLAN MEIER METHOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MELANOMA; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTION; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0037227011     PISSN: 0003990X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.60.1.100     Document Type: Article

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