Contemporary Insights into Cancer Cachexia for Oncology Nurses
Cachexia is a complex, multiorgan phenomenon targeting skeletal muscle resulting from systemic metabolic imbalances. Multifocal in nature, It's ultimate outcome is significant muscle degradation and loss of adipose tissue exhibited as the “wasting syndrome” which is associated with significant...
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| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Asia-Pacific Journal of Oncology Nursing |
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| Online Access: | http://www.apjon.org/article.asp?issn=2347-5625;year=2021;volume=8;issue=5;spage=462;epage=470;aulast=Boyle |