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Better Outcomes for Cancer Patients Using Telemedicine: Health-Related Quality of Life (HrQoL) and Empowerment

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Riva, S., Mazzocco, K., Pravettoni, G. (2015). Better Outcomes for Cancer Patients Using Telemedicine: Health-Related Quality of Life (HrQoL) and Empowerment. In: Gatti, G., Pravettoni, G., Capello, F. (eds) Tele-oncology. TELe-Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16378-9_3

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