An Introduction to a Head and Neck Cancer-Specific Frailty Index and Its Clinical Implications in Elderly Patients: A Prospective Observational Study Focusing on Respiratory and Swallowing Functions

INTRODUCTION. Frailty refers to a decreased physiologic reserve in geriatric patients and its importance in terms of treatment planning and outcome prediction has been emphasized in oncologic practices for older patients with cancer. We investigated the clinical implications of a head and neck cance...

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Main Authors: Kwon, Minsu, Kim, Shin-Ae, Roh, Jong-Lyel, Lee, Sang-Wook, Kim, Sung-Bae, Choi, Seung-Ho, Nam, Soon Yuhl, Kim, Sang Yoon
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado: AlphaMed Press 2016
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Geriatric Oncology
Acceso en liña:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5016072/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27368883
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1634/theoncologist.2016-0008
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