Breast cancer, sickness absence, income and marital status. A study on life situation 1 year prior diagnosis compared to 3 and 5 years after diagnosis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Eaker, Sonja ^a,b   Wigertz, Annette ^b   Lambert, Paul C ^c,d   Bergkvist, Leif ^a   Ahlgren, Johan ^a,e   Lambe, Mats ^b,d  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e GÄVLE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HORMONE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MASTECTOMY; PENSION; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL STATUS; SWEDEN; WORK CAPACITY; BREAST TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EDUCATION; INSURANCE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE, DISABILITY; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953302214     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018040     Document Type: Article

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