Development of a cancer-specific Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in a University Hospital in Spain

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 148-161

  Molina Garrido, M J ^a   Guillen Ponce C ^b  

^a Department of Medical Oncology   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment; Older cancer patients

Indexed keywords

AGED; BREAST CANCER; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMORBIDITY; COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOLID TUMOR; SPAIN; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URINARY TRACT CANCER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; SPAIN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78650854601     PISSN: 10408428     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2010.02.006     Document Type: Review

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