Developing a treatment summary and survivorship care plan responsive to African-American breast cancer survivors.
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Kimlin Tam Ashing*, Lily Lai, Shirley Brown, Kommah McDowell, DeBorrah Carter, June Smith, Eudora Mitchell, Rhonda H. Santifer, Virginia Martin, Betty Betts-Turner, Odicie Fielder and Vanessa Miller CCARE, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA Department of Surgery, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA African American Cancer Coalition, Altadena, CA, USA Department of Clinical Oncology, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA Texas Christian University, Forth Worth, TX, USA
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Psycho-oncology
دوره 25 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016