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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Trajectories of distress, anxiety, and depression among women with breast cancer: Looking beyond the mean

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Pages 789-796 | Received 05 Nov 2014, Accepted 05 Dec 2014, Published online: 11 Mar 2015

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