Geriatric assessment. Is it useful in the selection of elderly tumour patients for a difficult therapy?;Geriatrisches assessment. Sinnvolle hilfe bei der auswahl älterer tumorpatienten für eine belastende therapie?

Urologe - Ausgabe A

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 922-929

  Krege, S ^a   Friedrich, C ^b   Lummen G ^a   Pientka, L ^b   Rubben H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA); Functional deficits; Life years; Older patients; Therapeutic goals

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GERIATRICS; INTENSIVE CARE; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT SELECTION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; SURVIVAL TIME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGING; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT CARE MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PATIENT SELECTION; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 4544255946     PISSN: 03402592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00120-004-0637-z     Document Type: Article

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