Critical Reviews in Oncology / Hematology
Volume 79, Issue 1 , Pages 51-64 , July 2011

Comparison of two frailty screening tools in older women with early breast cancer

  • M.J. Molina-Garrido

      Affiliations

    • Medical Oncology Department. Hospital General Virgen de la Luz in Cuenca (Cuenca), Hermandad Donantes de Sangre, 1, 16002 Cuenca, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +34 969179900; fax: +34 969230407.
    • ,
  • C. Guillen-Ponce

      Affiliations

    • Medical Oncology Department. Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal in Madrid (Madrid), Spain

,Accepted 25 June 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2010.06.004

Critical Reviews in Oncology / Hematology
Volume 79, Issue 1 , Pages 51-64 , July 2011

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