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Original Research

Assessment of Functional Status and Quality of Life of Elderly Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy and Radiotherapy Combined with Chemotherapy – A Cross-Sectional Study

Marta Muszalik1 Department of Geriatrics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz, 85-094, PolandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Iwona Repka2 Department of Clinical Nursing, Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College Cracow, Kraków 31-501, Poland
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Grażyna Puto2 Department of Clinical Nursing, Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College Cracow, Kraków 31-501, Poland
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Justyna Kowal-Skałka2 Department of Clinical Nursing, Institute of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jagiellonian University Medical College Cracow, Kraków 31-501, Poland
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Kornelia Kędziora-Kornatowska1 Department of Geriatrics, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz, 85-094, Poland
Pages 9-18 | Published online: 07 Jan 2021

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