Geriatric assessment in the elderly cancer patient

Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

Volumn 126, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 369-374

  Harlacher, R ^a   Fusgen I ^b  

^a District Hospital Marienhöhe   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cancer; Decision making; Elderly; Geriatric assessment

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CANCER PATIENT; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; FALLING; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0033921996     PISSN: 01715216     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00008484     Document Type: Review

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