Outcome studies on older patients undergoing surgery are missing the mark

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2238-2240

  Chee, Joyce ^a   Tan, Kok Yang ^a  

^a KHOO TECK PUAT HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURGERY; CONVALESCENCE; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR SURGERY; MORBIDITY; PANCREAS SURGERY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; GERIATRICS; HUMANS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE;

EID: 78449278627     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.03113.x     Document Type: Letter

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