Age differences in care practices and outcomes for hospitalised patients with cancer

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 48, Issue S1, 2000, Pages S25-S32

  Rose, Julia Hunnum ^a,b   O'Toole, Elizabeth E ^a,b   Dawson, Neal V ^a,b   Thomas, Charles ^a,b   Connors, Alfred F ^c   Wenger, Neil S ^d   Phillips, Russell S ^e   Hamel, Mary Beth ^e   Cohen, Harvey J ^f   Lynn, Joanne ^g  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

advanced cancer; aging; decision making; end of life care; hospitalization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; COLON CANCER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; COLONIC NEOPLASMS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVER NEOPLASMS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE ORGAN FAILURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0034118891     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb03137.x     Document Type: Article

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