Symptomatology and loss of physical functioning among geriatric patients with lung cancer

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 249-256

  Kurtz, Margot E ^a   Kurtz, J C ^b   Stommel, Manfred ^b   Given, Charles W ^c   Given, Barbara A ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Comorbidity; Geriatric; Lung cancer; Physical functioning; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

AGED; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; BREATHING DISORDER; CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; COUGHING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; PAIN; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WAKEFULNESS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0034008441     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0885-3924(00)00120-2     Document Type: Article

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