Employment status and work-related problems of gastrointestinal cancer patients at diagnosis: A cross-sectional study

BMJ Open

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  De Boer, A G E M ^a   Bruinvels, D J ^a   Tytgat, K M A J ^a   Schoorlemmer, A ^a   Klinkenbijl, J H G ^a   Frings Dresen, M H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84855506796     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2011-000190     Document Type: Article

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