An evaluation of the prevalence of malnutrition in cancer patients attending the outpatient oncology clinic

Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 80-86

  Read, Jane A ^a   Choy, S T Boris ^a   Beale, Philip ^a   Clarke, Stephen J ^a,b  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ANZAC Research Institute   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTPATIENT; PANCREAS CANCER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STOMACH CANCER; SYSTEMIC THERAPY;

EID: 33646380850     PISSN: 17437555     EISSN: 17437563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2006.00048.x     Document Type: Article

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