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Prostate Cancer and Emotional Functioning

Effects of Mental Adjustment, Optimism, and Appraisal

Dr. Jeffrey P. Bjorck PhD Graduate School of Psychology, Fuller Theological Seminary, 180 North Oakland Avenue, Pasadena, CA, 91101, USA
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Dr. D. Patrick Hopp PhD Valley Counseling Training Center group practice, Renton, WA, USA; New Life Clinics, Seattle, WA, USA
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Dr. Lawrence W. Jones MD School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA; Prostate Research Program, Huntington Medical Research Institutes, Pasadena, CA, USA
Pages 71-85 | Published online: 12 Oct 2008

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