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A Qualitative Study Examining Psychosocial Distress, Coping, and Social Support Across the Stages and Phases of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer

Jenelle Power Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Laura Brown University Health Network and Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Paul Ritvo York University, University Health Network and Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pages 366-383 | Received 21 Jul 2006, Accepted 04 Jun 2007, Published online: 03 Apr 2008

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