Self-reported work ability in long-term breast cancer survivors. A population-based questionnaire study in Denmark

Acta Oncologica

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 423-429

  Carlsen, Kathrine ^a   Jensen, Anette Jung ^b   Rugulies, Reiner ^c   Christensen, Jane ^b   Bidstrup, Pernille Envold ^b   Johansen, Christoffer ^b   Huitfeldt Madsen, Ida Elisabeth ^c   Dalton, Susanne O ^b  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b DANISH CANCER SOCIETY RESEARCH CENTER   (Denmark)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURVIVOR; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM SURVIVAL; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORK CAPACITY; WORKPLACE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; CANCER PROGNOSIS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; RETURN TO WORK;

ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; SELF REPORT; SURVIVORS; WORK; WORK CAPACITY EVALUATION;

EID: 84872590404     PISSN: 0284186X     EISSN: 1651226X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/0284186X.2012.744877     Document Type: Conference Paper

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