Critical Reviews in Oncology / Hematology
Volume 75, Issue 3 , Pages 243-248 , September 2010

Identifying an accurate pre-screening tool in geriatric oncology

  • Eliane Kellen

      Affiliations

    • Leuven Centre of Cancer Prevention, University Hospitals - Leuven, Belgium
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Leuven Centre of Cancer Prevention, University Hospitals - Leuven, Belgium. Tel.: +32 016 33 74 93; fax: +32 016 33 74 80.
    • ,
  • Paul Bulens

      Affiliations

    • Limburg Oncology Centre – Hasselt, Belgium
    • ,
  • Laura Deckx

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Practice and Research Institute Caphri, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Harry Schouten

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Section Hematology/Oncology, Academic Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Marjan Van Dijk

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Section Oncology, Academic Hospital Maastricht, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Ilse Verdonck

      Affiliations

    • Limburg Oncology Centre – Hasselt, Belgium
    • ,
  • Frank Buntinx

      Affiliations

    • Leuven Centre of Cancer Prevention, University Hospitals - Leuven, Belgium
    • Department of General Practice and Research Institute Caphri, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

,Accepted 10 December 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2009.12.002

Critical Reviews in Oncology / Hematology
Volume 75, Issue 3 , Pages 243-248 , September 2010

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