Cancer Rehabilitation: An Overview of Current Need, Delivery Models, and Levels of Care

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 1-17

  Cheville, Andrea L ^a   Mustian, Karen ^b   Winters Stone, Kerri ^c   Zucker, David S ^d   Gamble, Gail L ^a   Alfano, Catherine M ^e  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer rehabilitation; Delivery models; Levels of care

Indexed keywords

CANCER REHABILITATION; CANCER SURVIVOR; DISABILITY; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOLISTIC CARE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF FUNCTIONING, DISABILITY AND HEALTH; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; DISABLED PERSON; NEOPLASM;

CANCER SURVIVORS; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84998812260     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: 15581381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pmr.2016.08.001     Document Type: Review

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