European Journal of Cancer
Volume 36, Issue 5 , Pages 579-585 , March 2000

Psychosocial problems secondary to cancer: an Italian multicentre survey of consultation-liaison psychiatry in oncology

  • L Grassi

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento Discipline Comunicazione e Comportamento, Sezione di Psichiatria, Universitá di Ferrara, Corso Giovecca 203, 44100 Ferrara, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39-532-236-809; fax: +39-532-212-240
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  • P Gritti

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento Assistenziale di Psichiatria, Unità Operativa di Igiene Mentale, II Università di Napoli, Largo Madonna delle Grazie, 80138 Napoli, Italy
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  • M Rigatelli

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento Patologie Neuropsicosensoriali, Sezione di Psichiatria, Università di Modena, Via Pozzo 1, 41100 Modena, Italy
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  • C Gala

      Affiliations

    • Servizio di Psicologia Clinica, IRCSS, Ospedale Maggiore, Via Sforza 35, 20122 Milan, Italy
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  • for the Italian Consultation-Liaison Group

Received 19 April 1999 ,Revised 13 September 1999 ,Accepted 28 October 1999.

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