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Dietary perceptions and beliefs among families with children undergoing therapy for cancer

Authors :
Sidharth Totadri
Venkatraman Radhakrishnan
Harshvardhan Atreya
Praveen Kumar Shenoy
Prasanth Ganesan
Trivadi S. Ganesan
Tenali Gnana Sagar
Source :
Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal, Vol 2, Iss 2, Pp 25-28 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2017.

Abstract

Background: Malnutrition is associated with inferior survival and increased chemotherapy toxicity. The present study was conducted to evaluate the level of knowledge regarding nutrition and prevalent misconceptions about diet in families with children undergoing therapy for cancer. Procedure: Mothers of children

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
24681245
Volume :
2
Issue :
2
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.71eca7789cf546599ae82ace48f45e52
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phoj.2017.06.004