Development and psychometric testing of a breast cancer patient-profiling questionnaire
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Development and psychometric testing of a breast cancer patient-profiling questionnaire
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عنوان ژورنال: Breast Cancer: Targets and Therapy
سال: 2015
ISSN: 1179-1314
DOI: 10.2147/bctt.s80014