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Editorial
. 2011 Jan;18(1):4-5.
doi: 10.1245/s10434-010-1327-2.

When reporting on older patients with cancer, frailty information is needed

Riccardo A Audisio, Barbara van Leeuwen
Editorial

When reporting on older patients with cancer, frailty information is needed

Riccardo A Audisio et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2011 Jan.
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