## BACKGROUND. Malnutrition has been recognized as a poor prognostic indicator for cancer treatment-related morbidity and mortality in general, and it is reported to affect 30 -50% of all patients with head and neck cancer. In this study, the correlation of nutritional status with 3-year survival
Influence of nutritional status on circulatory ribonuclease C levels in patients with cancer
โ Scribed by Rowan T. Chlebowski; Stephan B. Abramson; Joseph R. Bateman; John M. Weiner; Ian G. Renner
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 468 KB
- Volume
- 55
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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