Breast cancer survivors at work

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 777-784

  Hansen, Jennifer A ^a,b   Feuerstein, Michael ^a,c   Calvio, Lisseth C ^a   Olsen, Cara H ^a  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^b AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PARTTIME EMPLOYMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; WORKING TIME; BREAST TUMOR; EMPLOYMENT; FATIGUE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SURVIVOR; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EMPLOYMENT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149306204     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e318165159e     Document Type: Article

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