Nutrition intervention in cancer patients: Does the registered dietitian make a difference?

Topics in Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 42-448

  Ireton Jones, Carol S ^a   Garritson, Brenda ^a   Kitchens, Lloyd ^a  

^a TEXAS ONCOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Dietitian; Nutrition assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0001848843     PISSN: 08835691     EISSN: 15505146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008486-199509000-00006     Document Type: Article

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