Cancer diagnostic group differences in posttraumatic growth: Accounting for age, gender, trauma severity, and distress

Journal of Loss and Trauma

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 229-242

  Morris, Bronwyn A ^a   Shakespeare Finch, Jane ^b  

^a NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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EID: 79957530819     PISSN: 15325024     EISSN: 15325032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15325024.2010.519292     Document Type: Article

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