Management of Cancer-Related Distress in Patients With a Hematologic Malignancy
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1522-2179
DOI: 10.1097/njh.0b013e318268d04e