Can a soft diet prevent bowel obstruction in advanced pancreatic cancer?

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 174-175

  McCallum, Paula ^a   Walsh, Declan ^a   Nelson, Kristine A ^a  

^a TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet; Dietary instruction; Intestinal obstruction

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; PANCREAS CANCER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARCINOMA; DIET THERAPY; HUMANS; INTESTINAL OBSTRUCTION; LENGTH OF STAY; OHIO; PANCREATIC NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0036936558     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s005200100307     Document Type: Article

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