Nutritional problems in the surgical patients with head and neck tumours. Literature review and personal experience;Problematiche nutrizionali nei pazienti chirurgici con patologie oncologiche del distretto cervico-cefalico. Revisione della letteratura alla luce dell'esperienza professionale

Clinica Terapeutica

Volumn 156, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 227-230

  Santacroce, L ^b   Leone, D ^a   Valenzano, A ^a   Luperto, P ^c   Bottalico, L ^c   Losacco, Tommaso ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b Cattedra di Chirurgia Generale   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^d POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinical nutrition; Head and neck tumours; Malnourishment; Micronutrients; Nutritional support

Indexed keywords

HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; ONCOLOGY; REVIEW; SURGICAL PATIENT; ENTERIC FEEDING; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ENTERAL NUTRITION; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33644803293     PISSN: 00099074     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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