Onco-Geriatric Approach for the Management of Older Patients with Cancer

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 153-159

  Cesari, Matteo ^a,b   Colloca, Giuseppe ^c   Cerullo, Francesco ^c   Ferrini, Alessandro ^a,b   Testa, Antonia Carla ^c   Foti, Elvira ^c   Ciaburri, Michele ^c   Scambia, Giovanni ^c   Bernabei, Roberto ^c   Gambassi, Giovanni ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY CAMPUS BIO MEDICO   (Italy)

^b Fondazione Alberto Sordi   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adverse drug reactions; Cancer; Comprehensive geriatric assessment; Elderly; Frailty; Geriatrics; Onco geriatrics; Oncology; Physical function; Screening

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; CANCER PATIENT; CASE REPORT; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MEDICAL CARE; NEOPLASM; OVERALL SURVIVAL;

EID: 78751694481     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.06.008     Document Type: Article

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