Cancer in the older patient: A geriatric approach

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 49-54

  Extermann, Martine ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CANCER THERAPY; CAUSE OF DEATH; ELDERLY CARE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW;

EID: 0036176376     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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