Ageism in the management of lung cancer

Age and Ageing

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 171-177

  Peake, Michael D ^b   Thompson, Sandy ^a   Lowe, Derek ^b   Pearson, Michael G ^b  

^a NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ageism; Elderly Patients; Lung cancer; Survival; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CASE MIX; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECORDING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM;

EMPIRICAL APPROACH; HEALTH CARE AND PUBLIC HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE;

EID: 12244271067     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/32.2.171     Document Type: Article

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