Psychosocial intervention for rural women with breast cancer
Journal of General Internal MedicinePublished 1 July 2003Open access
Karyn Angell, Mary Anne Kreshka, Rebecca McCoy, Patricia Donnelly, Julie M. Turner‐Cobb, Kathy Graddy
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This community-based Workbook-Journal may be an effective psychosocial intervention for rural, isolated, and low-income women with breast cancer.
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This community-based Workbook-Journal may be an effective psychosocial intervention for rural, isolated, and low-income women with breast cancer. Community involvement was essential to the success of this project.
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