Geriatric assessment in oncology

Cancer

Volumn 80, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1311-1316

  Reuben, David B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cancer; Elderly; Functional status; Geriatrics; Physical examination

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; ONCOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0030931976     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0142(19971001)80:7<1311::AID-CNCR17>3.0.CO;2-A     Document Type: Review

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