Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) in older oncological patients: Why and how?

Journal of Geriatric Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 174-176

  Wildiers, Hans ^a   Kenis, Cindy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cancer; Elderly; Geriatric assessment; Oncology

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INTERNET; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84858795775     PISSN: 18794068     EISSN: 18794076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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