The NCCN Guideline for Distress Management: A Case for Making Distress the Sixth Vital Sign

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Jimmie C. Holland
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Volume 5: Issue 1
Online Publication Date:
Jan 2007
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https://doi.org/10.6004/jnccn.2007.0003
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Jimmie C. Holland, MD, is the Wayne Chapman Chair in Psychiatric Oncology and Attending Psychiatrist in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.

Barry D. Bultz, PhD, is the Director of the Department of Psychosocial Resources, Tom Baker Cancer Centre/Alberta Cancer Boards, and Chief and Adjunct Professor, Division of Psychosocial Oncology in the Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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1540-1405
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1540-1413
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Article Category:
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Print Publication Date:
01 Jan 2007
Online Publication Date:
Jan 2007

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