An interdisciplinary approach to manage cancer cachexia

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 72-80

  Granda Cameron, Clara ^a   DeMille, Debra ^b   Lynch, Mary Pat ^b   Huntzinger, Christine ^c   Alcorn, Theresa ^b   Levicoff, Joan ^d   Roop, Carly ^b   Mintzer, David ^b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c The lead therapist of inpatient rehabilitation services ^*  (United States)

^d A site manager and speech language pathologist at Good Shepherd Penn Partners   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CACHEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILOT STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPEECH THERAPY;

CACHEXIA; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPEECH THERAPY;

EID: 78449247607     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/10.CJON.72-80     Document Type: Article

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