The effect of pre‐existing mental health comorbidities on the stage at diagnosis and timeliness of care of solid tumor malignances in a Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center. (9th June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wadia, Roxanne J.; Yao, Xiaopan; Deng, Yanhong; Li, Jia; Maron, Steven; Connery, Donna; Gunduz‐Bruce, Handan; Rose, Michal G.
• Is Part Of: Cancer medicine. Volume 4:Number 9(2015:Sep.)
• Page Start: 1365
• Page End: 1373
• Publication Date: 2015-06-09
• Subjects: 616.994005
• DOI: 10.1002/cam4.483
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2045-7634

Abstract

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