Long-term workforce participation patterns following head and neck cancer

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 30-39

  Pearce, Alison ^a   Timmons, Aileen ^a   O’Sullivan, Eleanor ^b   Gallagher, Pamela ^c   Gooberman Hill, Rachael ^d   Thomas, Audrey Alforque ^e   Molcho, Michal ^e   Butow, Phyllis ^f   Sharp, Linda ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER REGISTRY IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^c DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Head and neck neoplasms MESH ; Return to work MESH ; Work MESH ; Workforce participation

Indexed keywords

AGED; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVOR;

AGED; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84904520405     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-014-0382-2     Document Type: Article

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