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Oncology Social Worker Competencies and Implications for Education and Training

Brad Zebrack PhDMSWMPH University of Michigan School of Social Work, Ann Arbor, MichiganCorrespondence[email protected]
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Katherine Walsh PhDMSW Springfield College School of Social Work, Springfield, Massachusetts
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Mary Ann Burg PhD Community Health & Family Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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Peter Maramaldi PhDMPH Simmons School of Social Work, Boston, Massachusetts
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Jung-won Lim PhDMSW Division of Population Sciences, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, California
Pages 355-375 | Received 13 Jul 2007, Accepted 08 Jan 2008, Published online: 12 Dec 2008

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