"Writing is a way of saying things i can't say"-therapeutic creative writing: A qualitative study of its value to people with cancer cared for in cancer and palliative healthcare

Medical Humanities

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 40-46

  Bolton, G ^a  

^a NONE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 61649101979     PISSN: 1468215X     EISSN: 14734265     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jmh.2007.000255     Document Type: Article

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