Mental disorders around cancer diagnosis and increased hospital admission rate - a nationwide cohort study of Swedish cancer patients

Abstract Background Whether the emotional distress around cancer diagnosis is associated with the long-term outcomes and care utilization is unknown. We aimed to examine the association of mental disorders around cancer diagnosis with the hospital admission rates of cancer patients thereafter. Metho...

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Main Authors: Jianwei Zhu, Arvid Sjölander, Katja Fall, Unnur Valdimarsdottir, Fang Fang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-018-4270-4