Cancer as the cause of changes in work situation (a NOCWO study)

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 805-812

  Lindbohm, M L ^a   Kuosma, E ^a   Taskila, T ^b   Hietanen, P ^c   Carlsen, K ^d   Gudbergsson, S ^e   Gunnarsdottir, H ^f  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Finnish Medical Journal   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^e OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

cancer; employment; oncology; support; survivor; workload

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; JOB CHANGE; JOB STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PROSTATE CANCER; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL CHANGE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TESTIS CANCER; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DENMARK; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMANS; ICELAND; LOGISTIC MODELS; LYMPHOMA, NON-HODGKIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NORWAY; ODDS RATIO; PERSONNEL TURNOVER; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79954595139     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1797     Document Type: Article

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