Critical Reviews in Oncology / Hematology
Volume 74, Issue 3 , Pages 218-224 , June 2010

Patterns of care and survival in cancer patients with cognitive impairment

  • Claire Robb

      Affiliations

    • College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: The University of Georgia, College of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, N132 Paul D. Coverdell Center for Biomedical and Health Sciences, Athens, GA 30602-7397, United States.
    • ,
  • David Boulware

      Affiliations

    • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Center, Tampa, FL, United States
    • ,
  • Janine Overcash

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States
    • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Center, Tampa, FL, United States
    • ,
  • Martine Extermann

      Affiliations

    • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Center, Tampa, FL, United States

,Accepted 7 July 2009.

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PII: S1040-8428(09)00138-3

doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2009.07.002

Critical Reviews in Oncology / Hematology
Volume 74, Issue 3 , Pages 218-224 , June 2010

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