Work ability of survivors of breast, prostate, and testicular cancer in Nordic countries: A NOCWO study

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 72-81

  Lindbohm, M L ^a   Taskila, T ^b   Kuosma, E ^a   Hietanen, P ^c   Carlsen, K ^d   Gudbergsson, S ^e   Gunnarsdottir, H ^f  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Finnish Medical Journal   (Finland)

^d GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^e OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Cancer; Disability; Job resources; Social support; Survivorship; Work ability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ICELAND; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; OCCUPATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE TUMOR; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; SCANDINAVIA; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; SURVIVOR; TESTIS TUMOR; WORK CAPACITY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ICELAND; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SCANDINAVIA; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 84857140849     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-011-0200-z     Document Type: Article

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