Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) of elderly lung cancer patients: A single-center experience

Journal of Geriatric Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 98-103

  Gironés, Regina ^a   Torregrosa, Dolores ^a   Maestu, Inma ^b   Gómez Codina, José ^c   Tenias, Jose M ^d   Costa, Rafael Rosell ^e  

^a HOSPITAL LLUÍS ALCANYÍS   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR PESET   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^d Investigation Unit from La Mancha Centro Hospital   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

CGA; Elderly cancer patients; Lung cancer; MGA; Prognostic factors

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMORBIDITY; COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INCONTINENCE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURVIVAL TIME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84858792306     PISSN: 18794068     EISSN: 18794076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2011.12.005     Document Type: Article

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