Evaluation of the cardiovascular health study (CHS) instrument and the Vulnerable Elders Survey-13 (VES-13) in elderly cancer patients. Are we still missing the right screening tool?

Annals of Oncology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 494-500

  Biganzoli, L ^a   Boni, L ^b   Becheri, D ^a   Zafarana, E ^a   Biagioni, C ^a   Cappadona, S ^a   Bianchini, E ^b   Oakman, C ^a   Magnolfi, S U ^c   Di Leo, A ^a   Mottino, G ^c  

^a ISTITUTO TOSCANO TUMORI   (Italy)

^b CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Hospital of Prato   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cancer; Elderly; Geriatric assessment; Screening tool

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH STUDY INSTRUMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM CANCER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PATIENT IDENTIFICATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VULNERABLE ELDER SURVEY 13;

EID: 84873874930     PISSN: 09237534     EISSN: 15698041     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mds331     Document Type: Article

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