Is the experience of cancerrelated pain shaped by ethnic or cultural background?

European Journal of Palliative Care

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 130-135

  Koffman, Jonathan ^a   Goddard, Cassie ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79957918000     PISSN: 13522779     EISSN: 14790793     Source Type: Journal    
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