Food aversions in children receiving chemotherapy for cancer
โ Scribed by Ilene L. Bernstein; Mary M. Webster; Irwin D. Bernstein
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 309 KB
- Volume
- 50
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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โฆ Synopsis
Pediatric patients receiving cancer chemotherapy formed aversions to familiar foods in their usual diet when these foods were consumed prior to drug treatments. These aversions were evidently learned due to the association of these foods with the symptoms of drug treatment. Some simple intervention procedures may prove effective in preventing the development of these aversions.
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