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Psychosocial Effects of Breast Cancer on the Patient's Children

Mary J. Howes Staff Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
, PhD,
Lizbeth Hoke Staff Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
, PhD,
Marian Winterbottom Associate Director, Psychology Division, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
, PhD &
Deborah Delafield Research Assistant, Department of Psychiatry, Beth Israel Hospital, Harvard Medical School
, PhD
Pages 1-21 | Published online: 18 Oct 2008

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