Oncological causes of frailty in older cancer patients

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1230-1231

  Monfardini, Silvio ^a   Basso, Umberto ^a  

^a VENETO INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY IOV IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CANCER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; COMORBIDITY; CONSCIOUSNESS DISORDER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FRAIL ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; LIVER FAILURE; LUNG INSUFFICIENCY; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

EID: 34248233004     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2007.02.004     Document Type: Note

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