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. 2011 Oct;18(5):208-10.
doi: 10.3747/co.v18i5.790.

Distress-the 6th vital sign

D Howell  1 , K Olsen
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Distress-the 6th vital sign

D Howell et al. Curr Oncol. 2011 Oct.
No abstract available

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CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES

The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose. DH has a leadership role in developing distress management guidelines as a member of the Distress Management team of the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer and a board member for the Cancer Journey Advisory Group; however, these activities are not viewed as a conflict of interest given their volunteer nature.

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