Critical Reviews in Oncology / Hematology
Volume 74, Issue 2 , Pages 97-105 , May 2010

Six independent domains are defined by geriatric assessment in elderly cancer patients

  • R. Stauder

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine V (Haematology and Oncology), Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +43 512 504 23255.
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  • K. Moser

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine V (Haematology and Oncology), Innsbruck Medical University, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
    • ,
  • B. Holzner

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biological Psychiatry, Innsbruck Medical University, Austria
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  • B. Sperner-Unterweger

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biological Psychiatry, Innsbruck Medical University, Austria
    • ,
  • G. Kemmler

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biological Psychiatry, Innsbruck Medical University, Austria

,Accepted 29 April 2009.

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☆ Parts of this manuscript were presented at the 9th Meeting of the International Society of Geriatric Oncology in Montreal, Canada.

PII: S1040-8428(09)00101-2

doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2009.04.010

Critical Reviews in Oncology / Hematology
Volume 74, Issue 2 , Pages 97-105 , May 2010

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