Leading the way - Best practice in psychosocial care for cancer patients

Cancer Forum

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-28

  Luxford, Karen ^a   Fletcher, Jane ^b  

^a National Breast Cancer Centre   (Australia)

^b National Cancer Control Initiative   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW;

EID: 33645458764     PISSN: 0311306X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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