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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
11
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1996-12-24
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pubmed:abstractText |
For elderly patients, risks associated with a newly diagnosed disease may be less than competing risks of death and disability from other causes. Treatment benefits should be viewed in the context of normal life expectancy and quality of life.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Nov
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pubmed:issn |
2154-8331
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
15
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pubmed:volume |
31
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
155-6, 158-9, 162, passim
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2010-6-18
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pubmed:meshHeading |
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pubmed:year |
1996
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Assessing competing risks in treating the elderly.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Veteran Affairs Medical Center, White River Junction, Vt., USA.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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