Review article : Weakness in terminal illness
- 1 April 1990
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Palliative Medicine
- Vol. 4 (2) , 73-80
- https://doi.org/10.1177/026921639000400203
Abstract
Causes of weakness are considered and attention is drawn to those that may be capable of amelioration. The mechanisms of cancer cachexia are reviewed. The role of reduced food intake, negative energy balance and metabolic changes occurring in cancer patients is examined.Keywords
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