Enough rehabilitation for our elderly cancer patients?

European Journal of Cancer

Volumn 44, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 2338-2339

  Morello, E ^a   Sandri, R ^a   Monfardini, S ^a,b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^b VENETO INSTITUTE OF ONCOLOGY IOV IRCCS   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANEMIA; ANXIETY; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REHABILITATION; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DEHYDRATION; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FALLING; FATIGUE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INCONTINENCE; MALNUTRITION; MOTIVATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PAIN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT MOBILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 54349101199     PISSN: 09598049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2008.07.035     Document Type: Note

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