Early work patterns for gynaecological cancer survivors in the USA

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-28

  Nachreiner, N M ^a   Ghebre, R G ^b   Virnig, B A ^a   Shanley, R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Restrictions; Survivorship; Work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855407735     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqr177     Document Type: Article

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