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The experience of being an informal "carer" for a person with cancer: a metasynthesis of qualitative studies

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The experience of being an informal "carer" for a person with cancer: a metasynthesis of qualitative studies. / Seal, Karen; Murray, Craig; Seddon, Lesley.
In: Palliative and Supportive Care, Vol. 13, No. 3, 06.2015, p. 493-504.

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Seal, K, Murray, C & Seddon, L 2015, 'The experience of being an informal "carer" for a person with cancer: a metasynthesis of qualitative studies', Palliative and Supportive Care, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 493-504. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1478951513001132

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Seal, K., Murray, C., & Seddon, L. (2015). The experience of being an informal "carer" for a person with cancer: a metasynthesis of qualitative studies. Palliative and Supportive Care, 13(3), 493-504. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1478951513001132

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Seal K, Murray C, Seddon L. The experience of being an informal "carer" for a person with cancer: a metasynthesis of qualitative studies. Palliative and Supportive Care. 2015 Jun;13(3):493-504. Epub 2014 Mar 10. doi: 10.1017/S1478951513001132

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Seal, Karen ; Murray, Craig ; Seddon, Lesley. / The experience of being an informal "carer" for a person with cancer : a metasynthesis of qualitative studies. In: Palliative and Supportive Care. 2015 ; Vol. 13, No. 3. pp. 493-504.

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