Physical functioning and depression among older persons with cancer

Cancer Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 11-18

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

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Depression; Elderly; Physical functioning

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER LOCALIZATION; COLON CANCER; COMORBIDITY; COVARIANCE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PROSTATE CANCER; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0035137365     PISSN: 10654704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-5394.2001.91004.x     Document Type: Article

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