The persistent impact of breast carcinoma on functional health status: Prospective evidence from the nurses' health study

Cancer

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2000, Pages 2176-2186

  Michael, Yvonne L ^a   Kawachi, Ichiro ^b,c   Berkman, Lisa F ^c   Holmes, Michelle D ^b   Colditz, Graham A ^b,c,d  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast carcinoma; Epidemiology; Functional health status; Prospective; Social networks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CANCER STAGING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0034541512     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(20001201)89:11<2176::AID-CNCR5>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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