Nutritional support in malignant disease.

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  • K C Calman
چکیده

The patient with cancer has multiple metabolic and nutritional abnormalities. The indications and methods of nutritional support required may therefore vary considerably from patient to patient. Currently many techniques are available for the administration of nutritional support. Rather than review each of these in detail it is considered more appropriate to pose specific questions in relation to nutrition and cancer.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The Proceedings of the Nutrition Society

دوره 37 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1978