Surgical care of elderly women with ovarian cancer: A population-based perspective

Gynecologic Oncology

Volumn 99, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 352-357

  Díaz Montes, Teresa P ^a,b   Zahurak, Mariana L ^b   Giuntoli II, Robert L ^a,b   Gardner, Ginger J ^a,b   Gordon, Toby A ^a,b   Armstrong, Deborah K ^a,b   Bristow, Robert E ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Access to care; Elderly women; Ovarian cancer; Surgery

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER SURGERY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY CARCINOMA; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SURGICAL MORTALITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 27144436849     PISSN: 00908258     EISSN: 10956859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2005.06.005     Document Type: Article

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