Seminars in Oncology
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 275-280 , June 2009

Psychosocial Issues and Quality of Life

  • Christine Eiser

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to C. Eiser, BSc, PhD, Department of Psychology, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK, S10 2 TP
    • ,
  • Anthony Penn

      Affiliations

    • Department of Paediatric Neurology, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol, UK; Department of Paediatric Oncology, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, UK; and University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
    • ,
  • Ernest Katz

      Affiliations

    • Behavioral Sciences Section, Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and the Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
    • ,
  • Ronald Barr

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

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doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2009.03.005

Seminars in Oncology
Volume 36, Issue 3 , Pages 275-280 , June 2009

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