Feasibility of computer-based self-administered Cancer-Specific Geriatric Assessment in older patients with gastrointestinal malignancy

Oncologist

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 64-72

  McCleary, Nadine Jackson ^a   Wigler, Devin ^a   Berry, Donna ^a   Sato, Kaori ^a   Abrams, Thomas ^a   Chan, Jennifer ^a   Enzinger, Peter ^a   Ng, Kimmie ^a   Wolpin, Brian ^a   Schrag, Deborah ^a   Fuchs, Charles S ^a   Hurria, Arti ^b   Meyerhardt, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a DANA FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b City of Hope   (United States)

Author keywords

Clinical decision making; Gastrointestinal cancer; Geriatric assessment; Geriatric oncology

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; COMORBIDITY; COMPUTER BASED CANCER SPECIFIC GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84873048941     PISSN: 10837159     EISSN: 1549490X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2012-0241     Document Type: Article

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