An unblinded randomised controlled trial of preoperative oral supplements in colorectal cancer patients

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 441-448

  Burden, S T ^a,b   Hill, J ^a   Shaffer, J L ^c   Campbell, M ^b   Todd, C ^b  

^a MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c HOPE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Colorectal; Nutrition; Oral supplements; Sip feeds; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL TUMOR; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETETICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK; STATISTICAL MODEL; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AGED; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIETETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; ODDS RATIO; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREOPERATIVE CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 80052188580     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2011.01188.x     Document Type: Article

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