Utilizing geriatric skills in radiation oncology

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 355-360

  Haas, Marilyn L ^a  

^a Mountain Radiation Oncology   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BLADDER CANCER; BONE CANCER; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRAIN CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CAUSE OF DEATH; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED RADIOTHERAPY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART CANCER; HEART DISEASE; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LUNG CANCER; MOUTH CANCER; NURSE; NURSING; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; ONCOLOGY; OVARY CANCER; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE CANCER; RADIATION BEAM; RADIATION INJURY; SKILL; SKIN CANCER; SOCIAL INTERACTION; UNITED STATES; VAGINA CANCER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 10944220599     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2004.09.001     Document Type: Article

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