Health status in older hospitalized patients with cancer or non-neoplastic chronic diseases

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Whether cancer is more disabling than other highly prevalent chronic diseases in the elderly is not well understood, and represents the objective of the present study.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>We used data from t...

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Main Authors: Corica Francesco, Carosella Luciana, Pedone Claudio, Corsonello Andrea, Mazzei Bruno, Antonelli Incalzi Raffaele
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-08-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/5/10