Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 57, Issue 2 , Pages 137-143 , August 2004

A brief problem-solving intervention for family caregivers to individuals with advanced cancer

,Accepted 10 November 2003.

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☆ Scientific Meeting: Presented at the 13th International Congress on Care of the Terminally Ill, Montreal, Quebec, September 25, 2000. Teaching Problem-Solving to Advanced Cancer Family Caregivers.

PII: S0022-3999(03)00609-3

doi: 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00609-3

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 57, Issue 2 , Pages 137-143 , August 2004

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