Interdependance of oncologist and geriatrician;Interdépendance de l'oncologue et du gériatre

Medecine et Hygiene

Volumn 61, Issue 2438, 2003, Pages 1098-1106

  Zulian, Gilbert ^a   Terret, Catherine ^b   Droz, Jean Pierre ^b  

^a Centre de Soins Continus   (Switzerland)

^b CENTRE LÉON BÉRARD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGING; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER INCIDENCE; COMORBIDITY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ONCOLOGY; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0038825032     PISSN: 00256749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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