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The association of compassion with dignity and symptoms in end-of-life cancer patients 临终癌症患者的尊严与症状之间的关联

IF 2.2 4区医学

Palliative & Supportive Care Pub Date : 2024-09-18 DOI: 10.1017/s1478951524000956

Andrea Bovero, Irene Di Girolamo, Rossana Botto, Giuliano Carlo Geminiani

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Exhalation. 呼气。

IF 1.9 4区医学

Palliative & Supportive Care Pub Date : 2024-09-16 DOI: 10.1017/S1478951524000993

David Haosen Xiang

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Tenderly. 温柔地

IF 1.9 4区医学

Palliative & Supportive Care Pub Date : 2024-09-16 DOI: 10.1017/S147895152400155X

Henna Hundal

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Expressive Aphasia. 表达性失语症。

IF 1.9 4区医学

Palliative & Supportive Care Pub Date : 2024-09-16 DOI: 10.1017/S1478951524001093

David Haosen Xiang

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A commentary on "Spirituality moderates the relationship between cancer caregiver burden and depression" (La. I.S, 2023). 关于 "灵性调节癌症护理负担与抑郁之间的关系 "的评论（La. I.S, 2023）。

IF 1.9 4区医学

Palliative & Supportive Care Pub Date : 2024-09-16 DOI: 10.1017/S1478951524001391

Riza Amalia

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A little rain. 小雨

IF 1.9 4区医学

Palliative & Supportive Care Pub Date : 2024-09-16 DOI: 10.1017/S1478951524001354

David Haosen Xiang

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Bereavement guilt among young adults impacted by caregivers’ cancer: Associations with attachment style, experiential avoidance, and psychological flexibility 受癌症照顾者影响的年轻成年人的丧亲内疚感：与依恋风格、体验性回避和心理灵活性的关系

IF 2.2 4区医学

Palliative & Supportive Care Pub Date : 2024-09-16 DOI: 10.1017/s1478951524000932

Madeleine Stone, Fiona E. J. McDonald, Maria Kangas, Kerry Sherman, Kimberley R. Allison

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Alone in the crowd. 在人群中独自一人。

IF 1.9 4区医学

Palliative & Supportive Care Pub Date : 2024-09-16 DOI: 10.1017/S1478951524001020

Rosalia Dewi Nawantara

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Veins of a leaf where water once ran. 曾经流过水的叶脉。

IF 1.9 4区医学

Palliative & Supportive Care Pub Date : 2024-09-16 DOI: 10.1017/S1478951524001032

Tara Rajendran

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The war on bodies. 人体战争

IF 1.9 4区医学

Palliative & Supportive Care Pub Date : 2024-09-16 DOI: 10.1017/S1478951524001561

David Haosen Xiang

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