A call for observational cohort studies in geriatric oncology

Journal of Geriatric Oncology

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 291-293

  Mohile, Supriya Gupta ^a   Wildiers, Hans ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Observational cohort studies; Research gaps

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RESEARCH; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ELDERLY CARE; FUNDING; GERIATRIC ONCOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); STUDY DESIGN;

EID: 84862494350     PISSN: 18794068     EISSN: 18794076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2012.04.006     Document Type: Article

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