Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
Volume 39, Issue 1 , Pages 126-138 , January 2010

Mind-Body Treatments for the Pain-Fatigue-Sleep Disturbance Symptom Cluster in Persons with Cancer

,Accepted 17 June 2009.

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Journal of Pain and Symptom Management
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