Update On…

Update on … Psychosocial Dimensions of Oncology Care

Susan Weiss Behrend

psychosocial, psychosocial aspects, oncology
ONF 2013, 40(6), 613-614. DOI: 10.1188/13.ONF.613-614

The focus of this column is to present topics of interest from a variety of journals to Oncology Nursing Forum readers. The topic of this issue is psychosocial dimensions of oncology care.

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