Mind matters in cancer survival

JAMA

Volumn 305, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 502-503

  Spiegel, David ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; DEPRESSION; GROUP THERAPY; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NOTE; PATIENT DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79551557253     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2011.69     Document Type: Note

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