Response: Screening for emotional distress in cancer patients: A systematic review of assessment instruments

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 102, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 508-

  Vodermaier, Andrea ^a,b   Linden, Wolfgang ^a,c   Siu, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c BRITISH COLUMBIA CANCER AGENCY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CANCER PATIENT; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SCREENING TEST;

EID: 77950835354     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: 14602105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djq048     Document Type: Letter

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