Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 205, Issue 6 , Pages 729-734 , December 2007

Outcomes in Octogenarians Undergoing High-Risk Cancer Operation: A National Study

  • Emily Finlayson, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence address: Emily Finlayson, MD, MS, Michigan Surgical Collaborative for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, 211 N Fourth Ave, Ste 2A, Ann Arbor, MI 48104.
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  • Zhaohui Fan, MD, MPH
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  • John D. Birkmeyer, MD, FACS

Received 5 March 2007 ,Revised 19 June 2007 ,Accepted 19 June 2007.

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 Competing Interests Declared: None.

 This study was supported by the National Cancer Institute (1 R01 CA098481-01A1).

 This article represents the personal viewpoint of the authors and cannot be construed as a statement of official Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services or US Government policy.

PII: S1072-7515(07)01086-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2007.06.307

Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Volume 205, Issue 6 , Pages 729-734 , December 2007

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