Writing cancer

Supportive Care in Cancer, vol. 29, pp. 4375–4380

DOI: 10.1007/s00520-020-05920-0 OpenAlex

Authors 1

Ad A. Kaptein corresponding Aachen Section Medical Psychology

Leiden University Medical Center

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Section Medical Psychology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands. a.a.kaptein@lumc.nl

Section Medical Psychology, Leiden University Medical Center, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands

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