Underrecognition of Malnutrition in Advanced Cancer: The Role of the Dietitian and Clinical Practice Variations

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 547-555

  Aktas, Aynur ^a,b   Walsh, Declan ^a,b,c   Galang, Marianne ^b   O’Donoghue, Niamh ^c   Rybicki, Lisa ^b   Hullihen, Barbara ^a,b   Schleckman, Ellen ^a,b  

^a TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c The University of Dublin   (Ireland)

Author keywords

cancer; dietitian; malnutrition; prognosis; symptoms; weight loss

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPLICATION; DIET THERAPY; DIETITIAN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; NUTRITIONISTS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROFESSIONAL ROLE;

EID: 85020491435     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: 19382715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909116639969     Document Type: Article

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