Home total parenteral nutrition in incurable cancer patients: A therapy, a basic humane care or something in between?

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 109-111

  Bozzetti, F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GEMCITABINE; MARIMASTAT;

ADVANCED CANCER; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMED CONSENT; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TERMINAL DISEASE; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0037378626     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/clnu.2002.0629     Document Type: Article

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