An examination of the causes for the underutilization of rehabilitation services among people with advanced cancer

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue SUPPL.5, 2011, Pages

  Cheville, Andrea L ^a   Kornblith, Alice B ^b   Basford, Jeffrey R ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Cancer rehabilitation; Disability; Quality of life; Underutilization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER STAGING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONVALESCENCE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REHABILITATION; REVIEW; STATISTICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; REHABILITATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955003748     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31820be3be     Document Type: Review

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