“Age matters”—German claims data indicate disparities in lung cancer care between elderly and young patients

BACKGROUND: Although lung cancer is most commonly diagnosed in elderly patients, evidence about tumor-directed therapy in elderly patients is sparse, and it is unclear to what extent this affects treatment and care. Our study aimed to discover potential disparities in care between elderly patients a...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Walter, Julia, Tufman, Amanda, Holle, Rolf, Schwarzkopf, Larissa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6561547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31188861
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217434

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6561547/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31188861
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0217434

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