Work in cancer survivors: A model for practice and research

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 415-437

  Feuerstein, Michael ^a,b   Todd, Briana L ^a   Moskowitz, Michal C ^a   Bruns, Gina L ^a,c   Stoler, Mallori R ^a   Nassif, Thomas ^a,c   Yu, Xinhua ^d  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c AMERICAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Systematic review; Work

Indexed keywords

EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH; REVIEW; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORK;

EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NEOPLASMS; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH; SURVIVORS; WORK;

EID: 78449252864     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-010-0154-6     Document Type: Review

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