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Review
. 2015 Nov 1;121(21):3789-94.
doi: 10.1002/cncr.29351. Epub 2015 Aug 10.

Religion/spirituality and health in the context of cancer: Cross-domain integration, unresolved issues, and future directions

Crystal L Park  1 , Allen C Sherman  2 , Heather S L Jim  3 , John M Salsman  4
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Review

Religion/spirituality and health in the context of cancer: Cross-domain integration, unresolved issues, and future directions

Crystal L Park et al. Cancer. .
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