Psychosocial issues faced by women with incurable cervical cancer in India - How can we help?

Indian Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 94-97

  Muckaden, Mary Ann ^a   Marathe, Mrunal ^a   Tulshan, Rupali ^a   Carvalho, Maria ^a   Pinto, Mario ^a  

^a TATA MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Counselling; Gender issues; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645543109     PISSN: 09731075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1075.19185     Document Type: Article

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