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Acta Oncologica Volume 56, 2017 - Issue 2: European Cancer Rehabilitation and Survivorship Symposium (ECRS 2016), Copenhagen, September 2016
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Sustained employability and health-related quality of life in cancer survivors up to four years after diagnosis

Saskia F. A. DuijtsDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, VU University Medical Center, EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; ;Division of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Correspondence[email protected]
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Jacobien M. KiefferDivision of Psychosocial Research and Epidemiology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; View further author information
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Peter van MuijenDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, VU University Medical Center, EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; ;Research Center for Insurance Medicine AMC-UMCG-UWV-VUmc, The NetherlandsView further author information
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Allard J. van der BeekDepartment of Public and Occupational Health, VU University Medical Center, EMGO+ Institute for Health and Care Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; ;Research Center for Insurance Medicine AMC-UMCG-UWV-VUmc, The NetherlandsView further author information
Pages 174-182 | Received 04 Aug 2016, Accepted 15 Nov 2016, Published online: 17 Jan 2017

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