Cognitive Behavioral Stress Management intervention in Mexican colorectal cancer patients: Pilot study

Jessica Noemí Acevedo-Ibarra1,2, Dehisy Marisol Juárez-García1, Absalón Espinoza-Velazco2

  • 1Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Faculty of Psychology, Monterrey, México.

Psycho-Oncology
|April 14, 2019
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