Is there ageism in oncology?

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 17-20

  Austin, D ^a   Russell, Elizabeth M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageism; Cancer registration; Clinical guidelines; Colorectal cancer; Data linkage

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARDIZATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037301818     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/003693300304800105     Document Type: Article

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