Study protocol of KLIMOP: a cohort study on the wellbeing of older cancer patients in Belgium and the Netherlands
Background: Cancer is mainly a disease of older patients. In older cancer patients, additional endpoints such as quality of survival and daily functioning might be considered equally relevant as overall or disease free survival. However, these factors have been understudied using prospective designs focussing on older cancer patients. Therefore, this study will focus on the impact of cancer, ageing, and their interaction on the long-term wellbeing of older cancer patients. Methods/Design: This study is an observational cohort study. We aim to recruit 720 cancer patients above 70 years with a n... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Artikel |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2011 |
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BIOMED CENTRAL LTD
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Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-26993593 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/1942/12862 |