Cancer and comorbidity in older patients: a descriptive profile.

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Published in Ann Epidemiol on September 01, 1996

Authors

R Yancik1, R J Havlik, M N Wesley, L Ries, S Long, W K Rossi, B K Edwards

Author Affiliations

1: Cancer Section, NIA, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892-2292, USA.

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