Improving Quality of Life in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Survivors Through a Positive Psychology Intervention
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1083-8791
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbmt.2020.02.013