Retrospective study of radiotherapy for lung cancer in patients aged 75 years and over

Age and Ageing

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 515-518

  Patterson, Chris J ^a   Hocking, Mark ^b   Bond, Marilyn ^b   Teale, Charlie ^a  

^a SEACROFT HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b Northern and Yorkshire Clinical Trials and Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lung cancer; Old age; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE FRACTIONATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031692903     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/27.4.515     Document Type: Article

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