A Novel Geriatric Screening Tool in Older Patients with Cancer: The Korean Cancer Study Group Geriatric Score (KG)-7

Jin Won Kim; Se-Hyun Kim; Yu Jung Kim; Keun-Wook Lee; Kwang-Il Kim; Jong Seok Lee; Cheol-Ho Kim; Jee Hyun Kim; Korean Cancer Study Group Geriatric Oncology Working Party

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0138304

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A Novel Geriatric Screening Tool in Older Patients with Cancer: The Korean Cancer Study Group Geriatric Score (KG)-7

Jin Won Kim,

Affiliation Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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Se-Hyun Kim,

Affiliation Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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Yu Jung Kim,

Affiliation Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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Keun-Wook Lee,

Affiliation Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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Kwang-Il Kim,

Affiliation Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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Jong Seok Lee,

Affiliation Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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Cheol-Ho Kim,

Affiliation Division of Geriatrics, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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Jee Hyun Kim ,

* E-mail: jhkimmd@snu.ac.kr

Affiliation Division of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam, Republic of Korea
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Korean Cancer Study Group Geriatric Oncology Working Party

¶Membership of the Korean Cancer Study Group Geriatric Oncology Working Party is provided in the Acknowledgments.
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A Novel Geriatric Screening Tool in Older Patients with Cancer: The Korean Cancer Study Group Geriatric Score (KG)-7

Jin Won Kim,
Se-Hyun Kim,
Yu Jung Kim,
Keun-Wook Lee,
Kwang-Il Kim,
Jong Seok Lee,
Cheol-Ho Kim,
Jee Hyun Kim,
Korean Cancer Study Group Geriatric Oncology Working Party

Published: September 24, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0138304

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