Multidisciplinary approach to the geriatric oncology patient

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 25, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1876-1881

  Terret, Catherine ^a   Zulian, Gilbert B ^a   Naiem, Arash ^a   Albrand, Gilles ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RISK; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DIABETES MELLITUS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; ONCOGENE; ONCOLOGY WARD; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PROBLEM;

AGED; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT CARE TEAM; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 34249816472     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2006.10.3291     Document Type: Review

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