Pharmacological interventions for geriatric cachexia: A narrative review of the literature

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 148-154

  Yaxley, A ^a   Miller, M D ^a   Fraser, R J ^a   Cobiac, L ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cachexia; Geriatrics; Nutrition; Review; Therapeutics; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; ASCORBIC ACID; GHRELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; MEGESTROL ACETATE; NICOTINAMIDE; PYRIDOXINE; RIBOFLAVIN; THIAMINE;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; APPETITE; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CACHEXIA; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; GERIATRIC CACHEXIA; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; LABORATORY TEST; MEDLINE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT DURATION; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84863455946     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-011-0083-8     Document Type: Article

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