Cancer among older adults: Incidence, prognosis and new avenues of prevention

The Many Faces of Health, Competence and Well-Being in Old Age: Integrating Epidemiological, Psychological and Social Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 139-151

  Brenner, Hermann ^a   Arndt, Volker ^a  

^a GERMAN CENTRE FOR RESEARCH ON AGEING   (Germany)

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EID: 80051960377     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/1-4020-4138-1_16     Document Type: Chapter

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