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Sexual Quality of Life in Women with Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer

Ellen Beckjord PhD National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, DHHS, 6130 Executive Boulevard, DCCPS, 4051A, MSC 7365, Bethesda, MD, 20892-7361, USA; The University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA; Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program., USA
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Bruce E. Compas PhD Vanderbilt University, Peabody #512, 230 Appleton Place, Nashville, TN, 37203-5721, USA
Pages 19-36 | Published online: 24 Sep 2008

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