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Journal of Psychosocial Oncology Volume 19, 2001 - Issue 2
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Social Support for Patients with Prostate Cancer

The Effect of Support Groups

Gary Poole PhD Department of Health Care & Epidemiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, 5804 Fairview Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia (BC), V6T 1Z3, Canada
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Colleen Poon MA Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, USA
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Marie Achille PhD Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA
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Kate White MA Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, USA
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Natalie Franz MA Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, USA
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Sandra Jittler MA Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, USA
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Kelly Watt BA Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, USA
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David N. Cox PhD Department of Psychology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, USA
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Richard Doll MSW MSc Patient and Family Counselling, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver; Patient and Family Counselling, British Columbia Cancer Agency, Vancouver
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Pages 1-16 | Received 14 May 2000, Accepted 13 Aug 2000, Published online: 12 Oct 2008

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