Breast cancer survivorship and work disability

Journal of Disability Policy Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 18-27

  Quinlan, Elizabeth ^a   Maclean, Roanne ^a   Hack, Thomas ^b   Tatemichi, Sue ^c   Towers, Anna ^d   Kwan, Winkle ^e   Miedema, Bo ^c   Tilley, Andrea ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^e Fraser Valley Cancer Centre   (Canada)

^f Atlantic Health Sciences Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

breast cancer survivorship; work disability; work disability policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955699028     PISSN: 10442073     EISSN: 15384802     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1044207310394439     Document Type: Article

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