Aspects of the work situation of cancer survivors

Minerva Psichiatrica

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-60

  Gudbergsson, S B ^a,b   Dahl, A A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Neoplasms; Psychology; Work

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER SURGERY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER THERAPY; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DISABILITY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL LEAVE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE CANCER; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; TERMINAL CARE; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 42049086519     PISSN: 03911772     EISSN: 18271731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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