Inpatient care for elderly cancer patients: The role for geriatric evaluation and management units in fulfilling goals for care

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 241-247

  Garman, Katherine Schuver ^a   McConnell, Eleanor S ^a,b   Cohen, Harvey Jay ^a,b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Function; Geriatric assessment; Geriatrics; Goals; Health services for the aged; Medical oncology; Outcomes; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL RECORD; REVIEW;

EID: 4344582112     PISSN: 10408428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2004.03.002     Document Type: Article

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