The head and neck symptom checklist©: An instrument to evaluate nutrition impact symptoms effect on energy intake and weight loss

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3127-3136

  Kubrak, Catherine ^a,b   Olson, Kärin ^a   Baracos, Vickie E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dietary intake; Head and neck cancer; PG SGA; Symptoms; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER STAGING; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DYSPHAGIA; EPIGASTRIC FULLNESS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEAD AND NECK PATIENT SYMPTOM CHECKLIST; HEAD AND NECK SURGERY; HUMAN; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; LOSS OF APPETITE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MOUTH PAIN; NAUSEA; NUTRITION IMPACT SYMPTOM; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX; SMELLING DISORDER; SYMPTOM; TASTE DISORDER; VALIDATION STUDY; VOMITING; WEIGHT REDUCTION; XEROSTOMIA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY WEIGHT; CHECKLIST; DIET RECORDS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; WEIGHT LOSS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84885574484     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-1870-z     Document Type: Article

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