Current practices and perspectives on breast cancer screening and treatment in older women with dementia

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 57, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages s272-s274

  Smyth, Kathleen A ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Breast cancer; Decision making; Dementia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SCREENING; CANCER THERAPY; CAREGIVER; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

EID: 72049083728     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2009.02510.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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