Geriatric oncology: A field coming of age

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1821-1823

  Lichtman, Stuart M ^a   Balducci, Lodovico ^b   Aapro, Matti ^c  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CLINIQUE DE GENOLIER   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; CANCER THERAPY; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; ONCOLOGY WARD; POLYPHARMACY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AGED; CONGRESSES; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; SPECIALTIES, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249791466     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2007.10.6567     Document Type: Review

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