Evidence based practice guidelines for the nutritional management of patients receiving radiation therapy

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 65, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2008, Pages

  Isenring, Elisabeth ^a   Hill, Jan ^a   Davidson, Wendy ^a   Brown, Teresa ^a   Baumgartner, Laure ^a   Kaegi, Kate ^a   Reeves, Marina ^a   Ash, Susan ^a   Thomas, Shannon ^a   McPhee, Narelle ^a   Bauer, Judith ^a  

^a NHMRC ^*

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EID: 39349113573     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2008.00252.x     Document Type: Article

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