Oral nutritional interventions in malnourished patients with cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Volumn 104, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 371-385

  Baldwin, Christine ^a   Spiro, Ayelet ^a   Ahern, Roger ^b   Emery, Peter W ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVAL; DIET THERAPY; DYSPNEA; EMOTION; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; EATING; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; NEOPLASMS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84858118122     PISSN: 00278874     EISSN: 14602105     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djr556     Document Type: Review

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