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Symptom clusters: establishing the link between clinical practice and symptom management research

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Miaskowski, C. Symptom clusters: establishing the link between clinical practice and symptom management research. Support Care Cancer 14, 792–794 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-006-0038-5

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