Quality of life in elderly cancer patients

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 43, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1508-1513

  Pasetto, Lara Maria ^a   Falci, Cristina ^a   Compostella, Alessia ^a   Sinigaglia, Giulietta ^b   Rossi, Elena ^a   Monfardini, Silvio ^a  

^a VENETO INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY IOV IRCCS   (Italy)

^b CENTRO DI RIFERIMENTO ONCOLOGICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Elderly; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOCETAXEL; DOXORUBICIN; NAVELBINE; PREDNISONE; VINCRISTINE;

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; EVALUATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; LYMPHOMA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; RECTUM CANCER; SHORT FORM 36;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34249998364     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2006.11.023     Document Type: Article

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