Overvaluation of the vulnerable elders survey-13 as a screening tool for vulnerability

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 3201-3203

  Molina Garrido, Maria José ^a   Guillén Ponce, Carmen ^b  

^a HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA LUZ   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; VULNERABLE ELDERS SURVEY 13;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 80051820017     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2011.36.3911     Document Type: Letter

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