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Review Articles

Anxiety and the patient with breast cancer: a review of current research and practice

, MA (Counselling Psychologist) & , MA(Clin Psych), MMedSc(Psychiat), PhD, CPsychol(UK), FRSPH(UK) (Emeritus Professor Behavioural Medicine)
Pages 525-529 | Published online: 15 Aug 2014

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