Pilot study of "miracle fruit" to improve food palatability for patients receiving chemotherapy

Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Wilken, Marlene K ^a   Satiroff, Bernadette A ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PLACEBO;

AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; SYNSEPALUM; TASTE DISORDER;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; FOOD; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PILOT PROJECTS; PLACEBOS; SYNSEPALUM; TASTE DISORDERS;

EID: 84867178078     PISSN: 10921095     EISSN: 1538067X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/12.CJON.E173-E177     Document Type: Article

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