Enteral feeding in head and neck cancer patients at a UK cancer centre

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 421-428

  Sheth, C H ^a   Sharp, S ^a   Walters, E R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SOUTHAMPTON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enteral feeding; Gastrostomy; Head and neck cancer; Nasogastric; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NASOGASTRIC; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RADIOTHERAPY; REFEEDING SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED KINGDOM; WEIGHT REDUCTION; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; PROCEDURES;

ENTERAL FEEDING; GASTROSTOMY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; NASOGASTRIC; RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FEMALE; GASTROSTOMY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REFEEDING SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84884201748     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12029     Document Type: Article

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