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A multisite evaluation of summer camps for children with cancer and their siblings

Yelena P. WuDepartment of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA;Huntsman Cancer Institute, Salt Lake City, UT, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, PhD,
Jessica McPhailDepartment of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
, MPH,
Ryan MooneyDepartment of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
, BS,
Alexandra MartiniukSchool of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia;University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
, PhD &
Michael D. AmylonDepartment of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA
, MD
Pages 449-459 | Published online: 02 Sep 2016

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