Relationship between nutritional intervention and quality of life in cancer patients;Relación entre la intervención nutricional y la calidad de vida en el paciente con cáncer

Nutricion Hospitalaria

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 337-350

  Marin Caro M Ma ^a   Laviano, A ^b   Pichard, C ^a   Gómez Candela, Carmen ^c,d  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^d Jefe Nutrición Clínica Y Dietética   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body composition; Cancer; Curative oncologic therapy; Nutritional assessment; Nutritional counseling; Nutritional support; Oral nutritional supplementation; Palliative oncologic therapy; Quality of life. Malnutrition; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

CACHEXIA; CANCER; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; METABOLISM; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 34250009364     PISSN: 02121611     EISSN: 16995198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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