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Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults

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  1. Western Bank, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 2TP, UK

    Christine Eiser Ph.D.

  2. Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Diseases, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles, University of Southern California, 4656 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA, 90027, USA

    Kuperberg Aura Ph.D.

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  1. St. Charles Medical Center, Bend, Oregon, USA

    W. Archie Bleyer

  2. McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

    Ronald D. Barr

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Eiser, C., Aura, K. (2007). Psychological Support. In: Bleyer, W.A., Barr, R.D. (eds) Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults. Pediatric Oncology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68152-6_23

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