General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 250-255 , July 2005

Religiosity, depression and pain in patients with breast cancer

  • Branka Aukst-Margetić, MD

      Affiliations

    • Neuropsychiatric Hospital “Dr. Ivan Barbot”, 44 317 Popovaća, Croatia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: +385 446 79005.
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  • Miro Jakovljević, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University Hospital Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
    • ,
  • Branimir Margetić, MD

      Affiliations

    • Neuropsychiatric Hospital “Dr. Ivan Barbot”, 44 317 Popovaća, Croatia
    • ,
  • Mirjana Bišćan, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Radiotherahpy Unit, University Hospital for Tumors, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
    • ,
  • Mirko Šamija, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Radiotherahpy Unit, University Hospital for Tumors, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

Received 14 December 2004 ,Accepted 18 April 2005.

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PII: S0163-8343(05)00060-5

doi: 10.1016/j.genhosppsych.2005.04.004

General Hospital Psychiatry
Volume 27, Issue 4 , Pages 250-255 , July 2005

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