A mini geriatric assessment helps treatment decision in elderly patients with digestive cancer. A pilot study

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

Volumn 77, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 63-69

  Aparicio, Thomas ^a,b   Girard, Laurence ^a   Bouarioua, Nadia ^a   Patry, Claire ^a   Legrain, Sylvie ^a   Soulé, Jean Claude ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b AVICENNE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cancer; Digestive tract; Elderly; Geriatric assessment; Prognostic factor

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; AGED; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; ELDERLY CARE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MINI GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; REVIEW; SOCIAL CARE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 78650309163     PISSN: 10408428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2010.01.003     Document Type: Review

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