General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 125-132 , March 2005

Psychological state, quality of life, and coping style in patients with digestive cancer

  • Toshiko Matsushita, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Section of Liaison Psychiatry and Palliative Medicine, Graduate School of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 3 5803 5859; fax: +81 3 5803 0217.
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  • Eisuke Matsushima, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Section of Liaison Psychiatry and Palliative Medicine, Graduate School of Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo 113-8519, Japan
    • ,
  • Michio Maruyama, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Medical Treatment Corporation Ohkubo Hospital, Tokyo 160-8488, Japan

Received 12 April 2004 ,Accepted 28 October 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2004.10.006

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 125-132 , March 2005

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