Publication Name	World Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
Manuscript ID	17154
Country	Netherlands

Received	2015-02-21 21:32
Peer-Review Started	2015-02-22 18:06
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2015-04-30 09:39
Revised	2015-05-19 02:42
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2015-08-20 16:18
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief	2015-08-21 19:38
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2015-08-31 15:41
Articles in Press	2015-08-31 15:42
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2015-10-15 15:36
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-11-03 07:49

ISSN	1948-9366 (online)
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Category	Surgery
Manuscript Type	Editorial
Article Title	Way forward: Geriatric frailty assessment as risk predictor in gastric cancer surgery
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Juul JW Tegels and Jan HMB Stoot
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Jan HMB Stoot, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Atrium-Orbis Medical Centre, PO Box 5500, 6130 MB Sittard, The Netherlands. j.stoot@orbisconcern.nl
Key Words	Gastric cancer; Surgery; Geriatric frailty
Core Tip	Geriatric frailty assessment is an important way forward in order to provide a better preoperative risk assessment in gastric cancer surgical patients.
Publish Date	2015-11-03 07:49
Citation	Tegels JJW, Stoot JHMB. Way forward: Geriatric frailty assessment as risk predictor in gastric cancer surgery. World J Gastrointest Surg 2015; 7(10): 223-225
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1948-9366/full/v7/i10/223.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.4240/wjgs.v7.i10.223

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Answering Reviewers	17154-Answering reviewers.pdf
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Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure Form	17154-Conflict-of-interest statement.pdf
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Peer-review Report	17154-Peer-review(s).pdf
Journal Editor-in-Chief Review Report	17154-Journal editor-in-chief review report.pdf
Scientific Misconduct Check	17154-Scientific misconduct check.pdf
Scientific Editor Work List	17154-Scientific editor work list.pdf