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Chapter 1 - Geriatric assessment for the older adult with cancer

from Part 1 - Key principles in geriatric oncology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 August 2011

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Arti Hurria  and
Harvey Jay Cohen
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Arti Hurria  and
Harvey Jay Cohen
Arti Hurria
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City of Hope Cancer Center, California
Harvey Jay Cohen
Affiliation:
Duke University Medical Center, Durham
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Practical Geriatric Oncology , pp. 3 - 17
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