Decreased cancer prevalence in the nursing home

J Am Geriatr Soc. 2008 Nov;56(11):2165-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2008.01864.x.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Intramural

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Frail Elderly
  • Health Surveys
  • Humans
  • Institutionalization / statistics & numerical data*
  • Male
  • Medicare
  • Neoplasms / epidemiology*
  • Nursing Homes / statistics & numerical data*
  • Prevalence
  • Residence Characteristics / statistics & numerical data
  • United States