Optimizing Cancer Care in the Elderly: Progress in Geriatric Oncology

Cancer Control

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 440-441

  Extermann, Martine ^a   Balducci, Lodovico ^a  

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

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CANCER CENTER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; ONCOLOGY;

EID: 0345600166     PISSN: 10732748     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/107327480301000601     Document Type: Editorial

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