Occupational therapy and return to work for breast cancer survivors

World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 45-51

  Andrea Marcella Désiron, Huget ^a  

^a zaakvoerder ACT Desironbe   (Belgium)

Author keywords

breast cancer; cancer survivors; Occupational therapy; quality of life; return to work

Indexed keywords

EID: 84886102062     PISSN: 14473828     EISSN: 20566077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/otb.2010.61.1.013     Document Type: Article

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