Recent employment trend of childhood cancer survivors in Japan: a cross-sectional survey

International Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 973-981

  Ishida, Yasushi ^a,b,c   Hayashi, Mitsue ^b   Inoue, Fumiko ^b   Ozawa, Miwa ^a  

^a ST LUKE'S INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b Heart Link Working Project   (Japan)

^c EHIME PREFECTURAL CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Childhood cancer survivors; Disability; Employment; Occupation; Social outcome; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVOR; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; JAPAN; MALE; NEOPLASMS; ODDS RATIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS; UNEMPLOYMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84917678324     PISSN: 13419625     EISSN: 14377772     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10147-013-0656-0     Document Type: Article

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