Geriatric oncology: Past, present, future

Journal of Oncology Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 190-192

  Rao, Arati V ^a,b,c   Hurria, Arti ^a,b,c   Kimmick, Gretchen ^a,b,c   Pinheiro, Sandro ^a,b,c   Seo, Pearl H ^a,b,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CITY OF HOPE NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCREDITATION; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PREVENTION; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GERIATRICS; MEDICAL EDUCATION; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 56749132729     PISSN: 15547477     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JOP.0846001     Document Type: Article

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