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Social Support, Self-Esteem, and communication in Patients Receiving Chemotherapy

Sandra Ward RN, PhD Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 53792
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Howard Leventhal PhD Research Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University/Chair, Division of Health, Institute for Health Care Policy and Aging Research, New Brunswick, NJ
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Douglas Easterling MA Doctoral Candidate, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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Charlene Luchterhand MSSW Clinical Research and Service Coordinator, Aging and Developmental Disabilities Program, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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Richard Love MD Associate Professor, Department of Human Oncology, Medicine, and Family Medicine and Practice, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Pages 95-116 | Published online: 21 Oct 2010

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