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Social Support, Sense of Control, and Coping Among Patients with Breast, Lung, or Colorectal Cancer

Kathleen O. Ell DSW Associate Professor/Director, School of Social Work, Hamovitch Social Work Research Center, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 90290
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Joanne E. Mantell MSW, MSPH, PhD Principal Investigator/Researcher-Scientist, School of Social Work, AIDS Prevention Research Program, Gay Men's Health Crisis/Division of AIDS Program Services, New York City Department of Health
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Maurice B. Hamovitch PhD Professor, School of Social Work, University of Southern California
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Robert H. Nishimoto DSW Associate Professor, School of Social Work, USC
Pages 63-89 | Published online: 18 Oct 2008

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