The associations between living conditions, demography, and the 'impact of cancer' scale in tumor-free cancer survivors: A NOCWO study

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1309-1318

  Gudbergsson, Sævar B ^a   Fosså, Sophie D ^a   Ganz, Patricia A ^b   Zebrack, Brad J ^c   Dahl, Alv A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer survivors; Experience of cancer; Impact of cancer scale; Living condition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE FREE SURVIVAL; EDUCATION; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; IMPACT OF CANCER SCALE; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TESTIS CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVIVORS;

EID: 35348862667     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-007-0251-x     Document Type: Article

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