Distinguishing starvation from cachexia

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 883-891

  Thomas, David R ^a  

^a Saint Louis Health Sciences Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; CACHEXIA; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET THERAPY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEEDING; HUMAN; REFEEDING; REVIEW; STARVATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; CACHEXIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENERGY INTAKE; HUMANS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; STARVATION;

EID: 0036828492     PISSN: 07490690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0749-0690(02)00032-0     Document Type: Review

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