Significant inconsistency among pediatric oncologists in the use of the neutropenic diet

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 61, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1806-1810

  Braun, Lauren E ^a   Chen, Heidi ^a   Frangoul, Haydar ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Neutropenic diet; Pediatric oncologists; Stem cell transplant

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CHILD CARE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DIET THERAPY; DIETITIAN; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGIST; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPENIC DIET; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NORMAL HUMAN; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGIST; PEDIATRICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE PRACTICE; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

NEUTROPENIC DIET; PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGISTS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANT;

CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; NEUTROPENIA; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 84908501478     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.25104     Document Type: Article

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