Critical weight loss in head and neck cancer - Prevalence and risk factors at diagnosis: An explorative study

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1045-1050

  Jager Wittenaar, Harriët ^a   Dijkstra, Pieter U ^a   Vissink, Arjan ^a   Van Der Laan, Bernard F A M ^a   Van Oort, Rob P ^a   Roodenburg, Jan L N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Head and neck cancer; Malnutrition; Prevalence; Risk factors; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGEUSIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER PREVENTION; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; DYSPHAGIA; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOUTH CANCER; OROPHARYNX CANCER; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASTE AVERSION; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

AGED; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 34548329837     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-006-0212-9     Document Type: Article

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