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Cachexia at diagnosis is associated with poor survival in head and neck cancer patients

Helena Orell-KotikangasDepartment of Clinical Nutrition Therapy, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; Correspondence[email protected]
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Pia ÖsterlundDepartment of Oncology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; View further author information
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Outi MäkitieChildren's Hospital, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; View further author information
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Kauko SaarilahtiDepartment of Oncology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland; View further author information
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Paula RavascoLaboratório de Nutrição e Unidade de Nutrição e Metabolismo, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria, Lisbon, Portugal; View further author information
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Ursula SchwabInstitute of Public Health and Clinical Nutrition, School of Medicine, University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio, Finland; ;Institute of Clinical Medicine, Internal Medicine, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland; View further author information
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Antti A. MäkitieDivision of Ear, Nose and Throat Diseases, Department of Clinical Sciences, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; ;Department of Otorhinolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, FinlandORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-0451-2404View further author information
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Pages 778-785 | Received 30 Oct 2016, Accepted 13 Dec 2016, Published online: 26 Jan 2017

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