Resuming work after cancer: A prospective study of occupational register data

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 431-440

  Roelen, C A M ^a,b   Koopmans, P C ^b   Schellart, A J M ^a   Van Der Beek, A J ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b ArboNed BV   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cancer; Parametric survival analysis; Return to work; Sick leave

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATION; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGISTER; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TIME; WORK;

ADULT; AGED; DEMOGRAPHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; SICK LEAVE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; WORK;

EID: 84856681620     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-010-9274-0     Document Type: Article

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