Cancer in the workplace: Evaluation of a resource to help those affected by cancer, return to work in the UK

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 689-695

  Lydon, Anne ^a   Hughes, Sean ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b St Ann's Hospice   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Awareness; Cancer; Educational resource; Employment; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871102846     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2012.19.12.689     Document Type: Article

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