Nutritional status of oncology patients admitted to a rural day chemotherapy unit as measured by the Patient Generated-Subjective Global Assessment

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 231-236

  Creaser, Nicole ^a  

^a Bairnsdale Regional Health Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Malnutrition; Oncology; PG SGA; Rural; Screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649741304     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: 17470080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-0080.2010.01468.x     Document Type: Article

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