Cachexia as major underestimated unmet medical need: Facts and numbers

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 161, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 121-123

  Von Haehling, Stephan ^a   Anker, Stefan D ^b  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body wasting; Cachexia; Chronic disease

Indexed keywords

ANOREXIA; CACHEXIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONSENSUS; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FATIGUE; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; MUSCLE ATROPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84869500722     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.09.213     Document Type: Editorial

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