Functional status and the elderly cancer patient

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 191-208

  Garman, Katherine S ^a   Cohen, Harvey Jay ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Function; Geriatric assessment; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM;

AGED; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0036757283     PISSN: 10408428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1040-8428(02)00062-8     Document Type: Review

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