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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: PROSTATE CANCER

How badly did it hit? Self-assessed emotional shock upon prostate cancer diagnosis and psychological well-being: a follow-up at 3, 12, and 24 months after surgery

Karin Stinesen KollbergDepartment of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
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Ulrica WilderängDepartment of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden;
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Thordis ThorsteinsdottirFaculty of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland;
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Jonas HugossonDepartment of Urology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden;
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Peter WiklundDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Section of Urology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden;
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Anders BjartellDepartment of Urology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund University, Lund, Sweden;
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Stefan CarlssonDepartment of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Section of Urology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden;
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Johan StranneDepartment of Urology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden;
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Eva HaglindDepartment of Surgery, Institute of Clinical Sciences, SSORG – Scandinavian Surgical Outcomes Research Group, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Östra, Gothenburg, Sweden;
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Gunnar SteineckDepartment of Oncology, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden; ;Division of Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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Pages 984-990 | Received 29 Dec 2016, Accepted 18 Feb 2017, Published online: 17 Mar 2017

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