The Efficacy of a Retreat for Low-Income Women with Breast Cancer

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 143-154

  Levine, Ellen G ^a   Levenberg, Shoshana ^b   Moyer, Anne ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Jewish Family and Children's Services   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84992830911     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/152483990100200210     Document Type: Article

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