Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 79-86 , February 2012

Estimated Effects of Potential Interventions to Prevent Decreases in Self-Rated Health Among Breast Cancer Survivors

  • Mario Schootman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Division of Health Behavior Research, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
    • Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Mario Schootman, PhD, Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Division of Health Behavior Research, Box 8504, Washington University School of Medicine, 4444 Forest Park Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63108. Tel.: +1 314 286 1956; Fax: +1 314 286 1919.
    • ,
  • Anjali D. Deshpande, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Division of Health Behavior Research, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
    • Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
    • ,
  • Sandi Pruitt, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Division of Health Behavior Research, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
    • Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
    • ,
  • Rebecca Aft, MD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Division of Health Behavior Research, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
    • Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
    • John Cochran VA Medical Center, Saint Louis, MO
    • ,
  • Donna B. Jeffe, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, Division of Health Behavior Research, Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO
    • Alvin J. Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO

Received 9 June 2011 ,Accepted 27 October 2011.

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 Supported in part by the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health (CA112159, CA91842) and National Center for Research Resources Washington University-ICTS (KL2 RR024994).

PII: S1047-2797(11)00317-6

doi: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2011.10.011

Annals of Epidemiology
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 79-86 , February 2012

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