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Social support buffers against anxiety and depressive symptoms in patients with cancer only if support is wanted: a large sample replication

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This work was supported by the Canadian Institutes for Health Research, Team for Supportive Cancer Care (#AQC83559; PIs R Doll & A Kazanjian).

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  1. Department of Psychology, University of British Columbia, 2130 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z4, Canada

    Andrea Vodermaier & Wolfgang Linden

  2. Ludwig Maximilian University Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany

    Andrea Vodermaier

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Vodermaier, A., Linden, W. Social support buffers against anxiety and depressive symptoms in patients with cancer only if support is wanted: a large sample replication. Support Care Cancer 27, 2345–2347 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-019-04737-w

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