Racial/ethnic differences in job loss for women with breast cancer

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 102-111

  Mujahid, Mahasin S ^a   Janz, Nancy K ^b   Hawley, Sarah T ^c,d   Griggs, Jennifer J ^b   Hamilton, Ann S ^e   Graff, John ^f   Katz, Steven J ^d,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Employment; Racial ethnic disparities; Survivorship

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951721178     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-010-0152-8     Document Type: Article

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