Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 57, Issue 4 , Pages 363-366 , October 2004

Autobiographical memories in patients treated for breast cancer

  • Elisabeth Nilsson-Ihrfelt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
    • ,
  • Marie-Louise Fjällskog

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
    • ,
  • Anders Liss

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
    • ,
  • Olafur Jakobsson

      Affiliations

    • Department of Plastic Surgery, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
    • ,
  • Carl Blomqvist

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oncology, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden
    • ,
  • Gerhard Andersson

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +46-13-28-58-40; fax: +46-13-28-21-45
    • Department of Behavioural Sciences, Linköping University, SE-581 83 Linköping, Sweden

Received 16 April 2003 ,Accepted 13 January 2004.

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PII: S0022-3999(04)00045-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2004.01.009

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 57, Issue 4 , Pages 363-366 , October 2004

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