Effect of cancer diagnosis on patient employment status: A nationwide longitudinal study in Korea

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 691-699

  Park, Jae Hyun ^a   Park, Jong Hyock ^a   Kim, Sung Gyeong ^a  

^a National Cancer Center   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cancer; Employment; Job loss; Oncology; Work

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HUMAN; INCOME; KOREA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; THYROID CANCER; UNEMPLOYMENT; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADULT; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; KOREA; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; SOCIAL SECURITY; THYROID NEOPLASMS; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 67749111754     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1452     Document Type: Article

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