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