A cohort study of permanently reduced work ability in breast cancer patients

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 345-356

  Hauglann, Beate ^a,b   Benth, Jurate Šaltyte ^a   Fosså, Sophie D ^a   Dahl, Alv A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Disability pension; Early retirement; Norway; Work ability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER GRADING; CANCER STAGING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; NORWAY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PENSION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGISTER; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVOR; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM GRADING; NEOPLASM STAGING; NORWAY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PENSIONS; REGISTRIES; SURVIVAL RATE; SURVIVORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84865992758     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-012-0215-0     Document Type: Article

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