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Chapter 25 - Management of depression and anxiety in older adults with cancer

from Part 4 - Symptom management and supportive care of older adults

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2011

By
Mark I. Weinberger ,
Christian J. Nelson  and
Andrew J. Roth
Edited by
Arti Hurria  and
Harvey Jay Cohen
Arti Hurria
Affiliation:
City of Hope Cancer Center, California
Harvey Jay Cohen
Affiliation:
Duke University Medical Center, Durham
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Practical Geriatric Oncology , pp. 351 - 361
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2010

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