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The Impact of Childhood Cancer on the Family

James C. Overholser Dept of Psychology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, 44106-7123
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Gregory K. Fritz Clinical Assistant Professor, Director, Pediatric Consultation and Liaison Service, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, 94305
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Pages 71-85 | Published online: 18 Oct 2008

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