A prospective study on weight loss and energy intake in patients with head and neck cancer, during diagnosis, treatment and revalidation

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 765-772

  van den Berg, M G A ^a   Rasmussen Conrad, E L ^a   Gwasara, G M ^a   Krabbe, P F M ^a   Naber, A H J ^a,b   Merkx, M A ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Ziekenhuis Hilversum   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Energy intake; Head and neck cancer; Revalidation; Treatment; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT DISORDER; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX CANCER; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OROPHARYNX CANCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VALIDATION PROCESS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; CACHEXIA; CARCINOMA; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RADIOTHERAPY; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 33748905356     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2005.12.007     Document Type: Article

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