Does cachexia prevention improve outcome of chronic disease and cancer?

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 101-103

  Biolo, Gianni ^a,b   Guadagni, Martina ^a   Ciocchi, Beniamino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CACHEXIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIET THERAPY; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; NEOPLASM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CACHEXIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953026619     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-011-0530-x     Document Type: Editorial

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