European Journal of Cancer
Volume 44, Issue 11 , Pages 1529-1535 , July 2008

Measurement and interpretation of social distress using the social difficulties inventory (SDI)

  • Penny Wright

      Affiliations

    • Psychosocial and Clinical Practice Research Group, Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre, Section of Oncology and Clinical Research, University of Leeds, St James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +44 0113 2066107; fax: +44 0113 2066108.
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  • Laura Marshall

      Affiliations

    • Psychosocial and Clinical Practice Research Group, Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre, Section of Oncology and Clinical Research, University of Leeds, St James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Adam B. Smith

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Health and Social Care, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, Charles Thackrah Building, University of Leeds, 101 Clarendon Road, Leeds LS2 9LJ, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Galina Velikova

      Affiliations

    • Psychosocial and Clinical Practice Research Group, Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre, Section of Oncology and Clinical Research, University of Leeds, St James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
    • Joint senior authors.
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  • Peter Selby

      Affiliations

    • Psychosocial and Clinical Practice Research Group, Cancer Research UK Clinical Centre, Section of Oncology and Clinical Research, University of Leeds, St James’s University Hospital, Beckett Street, Leeds LS9 7TF, United Kingdom
    • Joint senior authors.

Received 19 February 2008 ,Accepted 17 April 2008.

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☆ Funded as part of a five year programme grant awarded by Cancer Research UK.

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doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.04.011

European Journal of Cancer
Volume 44, Issue 11 , Pages 1529-1535 , July 2008

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