Cancer Trajectories at the End of Life: is there an effect of age and gender?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Few empirical data show the pattern of functional decline at the end of life for cancer patients, especially among older patients.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>In a mortality follow-back survey (the Italian Survey of...

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Main Authors: Higginson Irene J, Beccaro Monica, Costantini Massimo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2008-05-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/8/127