A multidisciplinary review of nutrition considerations in the pediatric oncology population: A perspective from Children's Oncology Group

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 377-393

  Ladas, Elena J ^a   Sacks, Nancy ^b   Meacham, Lillian ^c   Henry, Dave ^d   Enriquez, Lori ^b   Lowry, Genevieve ^e   Hawkes, Ria ^f   Dadd, Gaye ^g   Rogers, Paul ^h  

^a Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^f Division of Medical Oncology   (United States)

^g PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^h BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN;

ANTHROPOMETRY; CACHEXIA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG DISPOSITION; ENTERIC FEEDING; HUMAN; LIPID METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; OBESITY; PROTEIN METABOLISM; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TUBE FEEDING; UNDERWEIGHT; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SURVIVAL;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; CACHEXIA; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 33644816992     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0115426505020004377     Document Type: Review

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