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Six independent domains are defined by geriatric assessment in elderly cancer patients
Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, 07/20/09

Stauder R et al. – From the six domains described a basis for efficient application of GA instruments in elderly cancer patients is worked out. The classical instruments WHO and KI as well as the screening scores VES–13 and PPT, while capturing physical functioning well, fail to cover several other important GA domains.

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