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    Brad J. Zebrack Ph. D.

  2. University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-1882, USA

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  3. Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol, BS 16 1CE, UK

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Zebrack, B.J., Chesler, M.A., Penn, A. (2007). Psychosocial 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_24

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