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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: ELDERLY PATIENTS

Frailty status but not age predicts complications in elderly cancer patients: a follow-up study

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Pages 1458-1466 | Received 22 Dec 2017, Accepted 06 Jun 2018, Published online: 03 Oct 2018

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