A pilot study of taste changes among hospice inpatients with advanced cancer

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 487-492

  Mahmoud, Fade A ^a,b   Aktas, Aynur ^a,b   Walsh, Declan ^a,b,c   Hullihen, Barbara ^a,b  

^a TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c ST CHRISTOPHER S HOSPICE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

anorexia; cancer; food aversion; hospice; nutrition; symptom; taste changes

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; DIET; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; STATISTICS; TASTE DISORDER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PILOT PROJECTS; TASTE DISORDERS;

EID: 82555195139     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909111402187     Document Type: Article

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