Evidence-Based Practice in Psychosocial Oncology from the Perspective of Canadian Service Directors

Evidence-based practices facilitate the effective delivery of psychological services, yet research on the implementation of evidence-based practices in psychosocial oncology (PSO) is scarce. Responding to this gap, we interviewed a diverse sample of 16 directors of Canadian psychosocial oncology ser...

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Published in:	Current Oncology
Main Authors:	Sarah Mackay, Viviane Ta, Sebastien Dewez, Annett Körner
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2023-04-01
Subjects:	cancer evidence-based practice psychosocial oncology psycho-oncology Canada
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1718-7729/30/4/303

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