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Weight loss, appetite loss and food intake in cancer patients with cancer cachexia: Three peas in a pod? – analysis from a multicenter cross sectional study

Tora S. SolheimDepartment of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway;Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway;European Palliative Care Research Centre (PRC), Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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David BlumDepartment of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway;European Palliative Care Research Centre (PRC), Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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Peter M. FayersDepartment of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway;Institute of Applied Health Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Foresterhill, Aberdeen, UK
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Marianne J. HjermstadEuropean Palliative Care Research Centre (PRC), Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway;Regional Centre for Excellence in Palliative Care, South Eastern Norway, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Guro B. SteneDepartment of Neuroscience, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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Florian StrasserOncological Palliative Medicine, Division of Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine and Palliative Care Center, Cantonal Hospital, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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Stein KaasaDepartment of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway;Department of Oncology, St. Olavs University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway;European Palliative Care Research Centre (PRC), Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway
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Pages 539-546 | Received 27 Mar 2013, Accepted 04 Jul 2013, Published online: 02 Sep 2013

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