Rehabilitation for elderly patients with cancer asthenia: Making a transition to palliative care

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 121-127

  Scialla, Sal ^a,e   Cole, Robert ^b   Scialla, Tim ^c   Bednarz, Lucian ^d   Scheerer, James ^a  

^a Scranton Temple Residency Program   (United States)

^b All Serv Rehabilitation Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SCRANTON   (United States)

^d Northeast Rehab Associates   (United States)

^e Mercy Physician Building ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Asthenia; Frail elderly; Neoplasms; Palliative care; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTHENIA; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL FUNCTION;

EID: 0034115913     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/026921600666299204     Document Type: Article

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