Updated evidence-based practice guidelines for the nutritional management of patients receiving radiation therapy and/or chemotherapy

Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 312-324

  Isenring, Elisabeth ^a,b   Zabel, Rachel ^a   Bannister, Melanie ^c   Brown, Teresa ^a,d   Findlay, Merran ^g   Kiss, Nicole ^h   Loeliger, Jenelle ^h   Johnstone, Cara ^f   Camilleri, Belinda ^g   Davidson, Wendy ^b   Hill, Jan ^e   Bauer, Judy ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c WESLEY HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^f CAIRNS BASE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h PETER MACCALLUM CANCER CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Evidence based guidelines; Nutrition; Oncology; Radiation therapy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881232393     PISSN: 14466368     EISSN: 17470080     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1747-0080.12013     Document Type: Review

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