Supportive care plans: Linking patient-reported outcomes to evidence-based supportive care across the cancer continuum
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Supportive care of the cancer patient.
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عنوان ژورنال: Gynecologic Oncology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 0090-8258
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.04.351