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Participation in patient support groups among cancer survivors: do psychosocial and medical factors have an impact? / Sautier, L; Mehnert, A; Höcker, A; Schilling, G.

In: EUR J CANCER CARE, Vol. 23, No. 1, 01.01.2014, p. 140-8.

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Sautier, L, Mehnert, A, Höcker, A & Schilling, G 2014, 'Participation in patient support groups among cancer survivors: do psychosocial and medical factors have an impact?', EUR J CANCER CARE, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 140-8. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12122

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Sautier, L., Mehnert, A., Höcker, A., & Schilling, G. (2014). Participation in patient support groups among cancer survivors: do psychosocial and medical factors have an impact? EUR J CANCER CARE, 23(1), 140-8. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12122

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Sautier L, Mehnert A, Höcker A, Schilling G. Participation in patient support groups among cancer survivors: do psychosocial and medical factors have an impact? EUR J CANCER CARE. 2014 Jan 1;23(1):140-8. https://doi.org/10.1111/ecc.12122

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