Nutritional counselling and oral nutritional supplements in head and neck cancer patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 201-208

  Valentini, V ^a   Marazzi, F ^a   Bossola, M ^a   Micciche F ^a   Nardone, L ^a   Balducci, M ^a   Dinapoli, N ^a   Bonomo, P ^a   Autorino, R ^a   Silipigni, S ^a   Giuliani, F ^a   Tamanti, C ^a   Mele, M C ^a   Martorana, G E ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body composition; Cancer; Chemoradiotherapy; Dietary intakes; Head and neck; Nutritional counselling; Oral nutritional supplements; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; COUNSELING; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETETICS; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COUNSELING; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DIETETICS; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84861006295     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2011.01220.x     Document Type: Article

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