The frail are not always elderly

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 2121-2122

  Aapro, Matti S ^a  

^a Multidisciplinary Oncology Institute   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPECITABINE; FLUOROPYRIMIDINE; TAMOXIFEN; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; EDITORIAL; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; METASTASIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARTIAL MASTECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADULT; AGE; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; HEALTH STATUS; INFORMED CONSENT; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CLINICAL TRIALS; ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 17144392947     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2005.10.976     Document Type: Editorial

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