Children, Cancer, and Nutrition - A Dynamic Triangle in Review

Cancer

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 677-687

  Sala, Alessandra ^a,c   Pencharz, Paul ^b   Barr, Ronald D ^a,d  

^a MCMASTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c Leukemia Research Fund of Canada   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer; Children; Nutritional status; Nutritional support

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADVANCED CANCER; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG METABOLISM; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIALIZATION; INFECTION; MALNUTRITION; NEUROBLASTOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALNUTRITION; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PROGNOSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0842325867     PISSN: 0008543X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.11833     Document Type: Review

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