Distress screening using distress thermometer in head and neck cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy and evaluation of causal factors predicting occurrence of distress
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Palliative Care
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0973-1075
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1075.116703