Patient Care and Outcomes: Why Cancer Care Should Screen for Distress, the 6th Vital Sign
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Corresponding author: Barry D. Bultz, PhD Professor and Head, Division of Psychosocial Oncology Professor, Department of Psychiatry Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary Director, Department of Psychosocial Oncology Tom Baker Cancer Centre, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Address: 2202 2nd Street SW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T2S-3C1 Tel: (403) 355-3207; Fax: (403) 355-3206 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]
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