European Journal of Cancer
Volume 43, Issue 14 , Pages 2093-2099 , September 2007

Are cancer survivors at an increased risk for divorce? A Danish cohort study

  • Kathrine Carlsen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychosocial Cancer Research, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Strandboulevarden 49, DK 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author: Tel.: +45 35257500; fax: +45 35257731.
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  • Susanne Oksbjerg Dalton

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychosocial Cancer Research, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Strandboulevarden 49, DK 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • Kirsten Frederiksen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychosocial Cancer Research, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Strandboulevarden 49, DK 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • Finn Diderichsen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Social Medicine, Institute of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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  • Christoffer Johansen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychosocial Cancer Research, Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Strandboulevarden 49, DK 2100 Copenhagen, Denmark

Received 27 April 2007 ,Revised 25 May 2007 ,Accepted 29 May 2007.

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PII: S0959-8049(07)00437-6

doi: 10.1016/j.ejca.2007.05.024

European Journal of Cancer
Volume 43, Issue 14 , Pages 2093-2099 , September 2007

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