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Review

Approach to Nutrition in Cancer Patients in the Context of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic: Perspectives

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Pages 1293-1301 | Received 11 May 2020, Accepted 27 Jun 2020, Published online: 22 Jul 2020

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