Surgery in older cancer patients-recent results and new techniques: Worth the investment?

Interdisciplinary Topics in Gerontology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2013, Pages 124-131

  Van Leeuwen, Barbara L ^a   Huisman, Monique G ^a   Audisio, Riccardo A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGERY; SURVIVAL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SELECTION; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RISK ADJUSTMENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, OPERATIVE; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84925825561     PISSN: 00741132     EISSN: 16623800     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1159/000343582     Document Type: Article

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