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Siblings of children with cancer—the price they pay to function

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This work was supported by the “Schweizerische Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Klinische Krebsforschung” and the “Deutsche José Carreras Leukämie-Stiftung”.

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    1. Department of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Children’s Hospital Cologne, Amsterdamerstraße 59, 50735, Cologne, Germany

      Andreas Guggemos

    2. Institut of Psychology, University Innsbruck, Innrain 52, 6020, Innsbruck, Austria

      Florian Juen & Lina Engelmann

    3. Department of Pediatric Oncology/Hematology, Charité Universitaetsmedizin Berlin, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353, Berlin, Germany

      Andreas Guggemos, Viola Diesselhorst & Günter Henze

    4. University Clinic of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Basel, Switzerland

      Alain Di Gallo

    5. Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrische Klinik, Universitäre Psychiatrische Kliniken (UPK) Basel, Schaffhauserrheinweg 55, 4058, Basel, Switzerland

      Alain Di Gallo

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    Andreas Guggemos and Florian Juen contributed equally to this work.

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    Guggemos, A., Juen, F., Engelmann, L. et al. Siblings of children with cancer—the price they pay to function. Support Care Cancer 23, 1837–1839 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-015-2716-7

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