Trends in return to work of breast cancer survivors

Breast Cancer Research and Treatment

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 237-242

  Roelen, C A M ^a,b   Koopmans, P C ^b   Van Rhenen, W ^c,d   Groothoff, J W ^a   Van Der Klink, J J L ^a   Bultmann U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ArboNed BV   (Netherlands)

^c Business University Nyenrode   (Netherlands)

^d ArboNed Occupational Health Services   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Epidemiology; Return to work; Sick leave

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHI SQUARE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL LEAVE; NETHERLANDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREND STUDY; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; WORK;

EID: 79959222045     PISSN: 01676806     EISSN: 15737217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10549-010-1330-0     Document Type: Article

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