Racial differences in quality of life and employment outcomes in insured women with breast cancer

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 49-59

  Bradley, Cathy J ^a   Wilk, Amber ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Employment; Quality of life; Race

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BREAST TUMOR; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; INSURANCE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGICAL STRESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE COVERAGE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PHYSIOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIRGINIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897521265     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-013-0316-4     Document Type: Article

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