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Original Article

Training and support needs of scleroderma support group facilitators: the North American Scleroderma Support Group Facilitators Survey

Vanessa C. DelisleJewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montréal, Canada; ;Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montréal, Canada; View further author information
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Stephanie T. GumuchianJewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montréal, Canada; ;Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montréal, Canada; View further author information
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Ghassan El-BaalbakiDepartment of Psychology, Université du Québec à Montréal, Montréal, Canada; View further author information
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Annett KörnerJewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montréal, Canada; ;Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montréal, Canada; View further author information
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Vanessa L. MalcarneDepartment of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA; ;San Diego Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego, CA, USA; View further author information
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Sandra PeláezJewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montréal, Canada; ;Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montréal, Canada; View further author information
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Marie-Eve CarrierJewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montréal, Canada; View further author information
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Mia PépinJewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montréal, Canada; View further author information
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Brett D. ThombsJewish General Hospital, Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research, Montréal, Canada; ;Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology, McGill University, Montréal, Canada; ;Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montréal, Canada; ;Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montréal, Canada; ;Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, Montréal, Canada; ;Department of Psychology, McGill University, Montréal, CanadaCorrespondence[email protected]
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& Scleroderma Support Group Project Advisory Team show all
Pages 2477-2482 | Received 11 Dec 2017, Accepted 18 Apr 2018, Published online: 26 Apr 2018

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