The transition between work, sickness absence and pension in a cohort of Danish colorectal cancer survivors

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Carlsen, Kathrine ^a   Harling, Henrik ^b   Pedersen, Jacob ^c   Christensen, Karl Bang ^d   Osler, Merete ^a  

^a GLOSTRUP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

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

^d UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVOR; COLORECTAL CANCER; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; PENSION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; REHABILITATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORK;

EID: 84874984787     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002259     Document Type: Article

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