Multiple family groups for adult cancer survivors and their families: A 1-day workshop model

Family Process

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 393-409

  Steinglass, Peter ^a   Ostroff, Jamie S ^a   Steinglass, Abbe Stahl ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer treatment; Families and medical illness; Multiple family group

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052223753     PISSN: 00147370     EISSN: 15455300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1545-5300.2011.01359.x     Document Type: Article

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