Postoperative mortality after cancer surgery in octogenarians and nonagenarians: Results from a series of 5,390 patients

World Journal of Surgical Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Damhuis, Ronald A M ^a   Meurs, Claudia J C ^a   Meijer, Willem S ^b  

^a Integraal Kankercentrum Rotterdam   (Netherlands)

^b Medisch Centrum Rijnmond Zuid   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURGERY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMERGENCY SURGERY; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KIDNEY CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STOMACH CANCER; SURGICAL MORTALITY;

EID: 27944501531     PISSN: 14777819     EISSN: 14777819     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-3-71     Document Type: Article

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