Rapid geriatric risk screening and survival in older adults with cancer: Prognostic value of the IADL-modified G8.

J Geriatr Oncol

Research Institute, Hospital Sirio-Libanes, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Laboratorio de Investigacao Medica em Envelhecimento (LIM-66), Servico de Geriatria, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Published: April 2022

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