Nutrition and hydration in palliative caren;Livskvalitet viktigaste målet i nutritionsbehandling av döende

Lakartidningen

Volumn 97, Issue 10, 2000, Pages 1141-1144

  Strang, Peter ^a  

^a VRINNEVI HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE;

DIETARY CARBOHYDRATES; GUIDELINES; HUMANS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE; WATER;

EID: 0034620637     PISSN: 00237205     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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