Quality of life in elderly cancer patients

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2001, Pages

  Repetto, L ^a   Ausili Cefaro, G ^b   Gallo, C ^c   Rossi, A ^d   Manzione, L ^d  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d SAN CARLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Elderly patients; Geriatric assessment; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; ITALY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0035661069     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/12.suppl_3.S49     Document Type: Article

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