Cancer of the oldest old: What we have learned from autopsy studies

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 55-68

  Stanta, G ^a   Campagner, L ^a   Cavallieri, F ^a   Giarelli, L ^a  

^a MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CANCER; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RESEARCH; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; REVIEW;

EID: 0031051427     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0749-0690(18)30182-4     Document Type: Review

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