Work ability and return-to-work in cancer patients

British Journal of Cancer

Volumn 98, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1342-1347

  De Boer, A G E M ^a   Verbeek, J H A M ^a,b   Spelten, E R ^a,c   Uitterhoeve, A L J ^a   Ansink, A C ^a,e   De Reijke, T M ^a   Kammeijer, M ^a,d   Sprangers, M A G ^a   Van Dijk, F J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Cochrane Collaboration Occupational Health Field ^*  (Finland)

^c NPVO   (Netherlands)

^d JAN VAN BREEMEN INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^e ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Employment; Longitudinal studies; Prospective studies; Return to work; Work ability

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF EVALUATION; URINARY TRACT CANCER; WORK CAPACITY; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SICK LEAVE; TIME FACTORS; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 42149099284     PISSN: 00070920     EISSN: 15321827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604302     Document Type: Article

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