The application of the principles of geriatrics to the management of the older person with cancer

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 147-154

  Balducci, Lodovico ^a   Beghe, Claudia ^b  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cancer; Chemotherapy; Elderly; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CANCER; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC DISORDER; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL HEALTH; PERFORMANCE; POLYPHARMACY; REVIEW;

EID: 0033843393     PISSN: 10408428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1040-8428(00)00089-5     Document Type: Article

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