Nasogastric tube feeding and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube feeding in patients with head and neck cancer

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 277-284

  Nugent, B ^a   Parker, M J ^b   McIntyre, I A ^c  

^a BELFAST CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL GROUP OF HOSPITALS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BMI; Enteral feeding; Head and neck cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; GASTROSTOMY; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; METHODOLOGY; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; GASTROSTOMY; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; MALNUTRITION; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 77953758843     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2010.01047.x     Document Type: Article

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