Screening older cancer patients: First evaluation of the G-8 geriatric screening tool

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 2166-2172

  Bellera, C A ^a,b   Rainfray, M ^b,c   Mathoulin Pelissier S ^a,b   Mertens, C ^a,c   Delva, F ^a   Fonck, M ^a   Soubeyran, P L ^a  

^a INSTITUT BERGONIÉ   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^c BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Cancer; Elderly; Screening; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CUMULATIVE ILLNESS RATING SCALE GERIATRICS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; G-8 GERIATRIC SCREENING TOOL; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MINI NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TIME GET UP AND GO;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84858305605     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdr587     Document Type: Article

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