How and why to perform a geriatric assessment in clinical practice

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue SUPPL. 7, 2008, Pages

  Terret, C ^a  

^a CENTRE LÉON BÉRARD   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONFERENCE PAPER; ELDERLY CARE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT PLANNING; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; GERIATRICS; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; STANDARD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 53449095784     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdn478     Document Type: Conference Paper

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