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The context of adjustment: Qualitative reports from Australian men being treated for non-localised prostate cancer

Heather J. Green
, PhD MAPS, Postdoctoral Fellow
Pages 81-92 | Accepted 01 Oct 2003, Published online: 15 Aug 2006

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