The influence of symptoms, age, comorbidity and cancer site on physical functioning and mental health of geriatric women patients

Women and Health

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 1-12

  Kurtz, Margot E ^a   Kurtz, J C ^b   Stommel, M ^b   Given, C W ^c   Given, B ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Geriatric; Mental health; Physical functioning; Women

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER; COLON CANCER; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; SELF CARE; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MENTAL HEALTH; MICHIGAN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0032814392     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v29n03_01     Document Type: Article

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