Health care utilisation and characteristics of long-term breast cancer survivors: Nationwide survey in Denmark

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 625-633

  Peuckmann, V ^a,b   Ekholm, O ^c   Sjogren P ^a   Rasmussen, N K ^c   Christiansen, P ^a,d   Moller S ^a   Groenvold, M ^e,f  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^f UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antineoplastic protocol; Breast cancer; Employment; Epidemiology; Health care; Survivors; Utilisation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER SURVIVOR; DENMARK; EMPLOYMENT; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB CHANGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASTECTOMY; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PENSION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DENMARK; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; SICK LEAVE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 60349127842     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.09.027     Document Type: Article

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