Decline in physical functioning in first 2 years after breast cancer diagnosis predicts 10-year survival in older women

Journal of Cancer Survivorship

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 20-31

  Sehl, Mary ^a,d   Lu, Xiang ^b   Silliman, Rebecca ^c   Ganz, Patricia A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Breast cancer; Functional status; Survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873746781     PISSN: 19322259     EISSN: 19322267     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11764-012-0239-5     Document Type: Article

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