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Are there differences between the written and the oral means of screening psychosocial distress with the Distress Thermometer in cancer patients? (#444)

Sheng Hui Hsu 1 , Ging-Long Wang 1 , An-Chen Feng 1 , Yi-Chen Hou 1 , Chih-Tao Cheng 1
  1. Sun Yet Sen cancer center, Pei-Tou District, Taipe, Taiwan
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  3. (3)Wang GL, et al. The HADS and the DT for screening psychosocial distress of cancer patients in Taiwan. Psych-Oncology 20: 639-646 (2011).