Nutrition support in cancer patients: A brief review and suggestion forstandard indications criteria

Nutrition Journal

Volumn 1, Issue , 2002, Pages 1-5

  Peltz, Gerson ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT BROWNSVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cancer; Nutrition support; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; EMOTION; ENTERIC FEEDING; FATIGUE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PAIN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION; TREATMENT INDICATION;

EID: 4644368019     PISSN: 14752891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1475-2891-1-1     Document Type: Review

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