What kinds of care do new cancer patients need? A one-year follow-up study of patients diagnosed in a dutch general hospital

Sociological Focus

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 131-145

  Stevens, Fred C J ^a   Courtens, Annemie M ^a   De Witte, Luc P ^a   Crebolder, Harry F J M ^a   Philipsen, Hans ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 85007871675     PISSN: 00380237     EISSN: 21621128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00380237.1997.10570687     Document Type: Article

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