Responding to employment concerns of cancer survivors

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 32, 2006, Pages 5138-5141

  Short, Pamela Farley ^a   Vargo, Mary M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER REHABILITATION; CANCER SURVIVAL; EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORK ENVIRONMENT; CIVIL RIGHTS; DISABLED PERSON; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; LEGAL ASPECT; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SURVIVOR; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION;

CIVIL RIGHTS; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PREJUDICE; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 34247194978     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2006.06.6316     Document Type: Review

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