Nutritional support in patients with advanced cancer: permission to fall out?
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Nutritional support in patients with advanced cancer: permission to fall out?
Data from the European Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Home Artificial Nutrition Survey suggest that the use of home parenteral nutrition (HPN) in patients with cancer as the primary diagnosis varies markedly between different countries in Europe, being highest in The Netherlands and low in the UK. This finding is difficult to explain on the basis of cancer incidence. The main indi...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Proceedings of the Nutrition Society
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0029-6651,1475-2719
DOI: 10.1079/pns2004377