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. 2023 Jan;32(1):139-147.
doi: 10.1002/pon.5965. Epub 2022 May 24.

Psychosocial oncology in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Ghana

Hermioni L Amonoo  1   2   3 , Salisu A Abdul-Rahim  4 , Deborah Atobrah  5 , Dorothy Addo-Mensah  6 , Regina M Longley  2 , Michelle C Jacobo  1   3 , William F Pirl  1   3
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Psychosocial oncology in Sub-Saharan Africa: Lessons from Ghana

Hermioni L Amonoo et al. Psychooncology. 2023 Jan.
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Keywords: Ghana; cancer; case Series; low-income country; mental health; palliative care; psycho-oncology; psychosocial wellbeing; sub-Saharan Africa; supportive oncology.

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