The management of anorexia by patients with advanced cancer: A critical review of the literature

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 623-629

  Shragge, Jeremy E ^a   Wismer, Wendy V ^a   Olson, Karin L ^a   Baracos, Vickie E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Anorexia; Appetite; Neoplasms; Palliative care; Psychological; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED CANCER; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIET THERAPY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FAMILY COPING; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH BELIEF; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL DISABILITY; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; REVIEW; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

APPETITE STIMULANT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANOREXIA; APPETITE STIMULANTS; CAREGIVERS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINALLY ILL; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 39049186624     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0269216306070322     Document Type: Article

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