A uk survey of the impact of cancer on employment

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 63, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 494-500

  Luker, K ^a   Campbell, M ^a   Amir, Z ^a   Davies, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer survivor; Employment; Return to work; Vocational services; Working hours

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; RETURN TO WORK; RETURN-TO-WORK; UNITED KINGDOM; VOCATIONAL SERVICES; WORKING HOURS.; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

CANCER SURVIVOR; EMPLOYMENT; RETURN-TO-WORK; VOCATIONAL SERVICES; WORKING HOURS.;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RETURN TO WORK; WORKLOAD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885165683     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqt104     Document Type: Article

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