2005, Number 4
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Rev Fac Med UNAM 2005; 48 (4)
Major depression during terminal cancer
Tomasz RL
Language: Spanish
References: 10
Page: 151-153
PDF size: 31.11 Kb.
ABSTRACT
Many authors prove through examples of their patients that Sertraline is a most efficient drug well accepted in the treatment of the “major depression” on cancer patients with multiple metastases. We present the case of a trainer of gymnastics.
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