Interactive Guided Imagery SM as a Way to Access Patient Strengths During Cancer Treatment
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عنوان ژورنال: Integrative Cancer Therapies
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1534-7354,1552-695X
DOI: 10.1177/1534735402001002007