The interrelationship of weight loss, dietary intake, and quality of life in ambulatory patients with cancer of the lung, breast, and ovary

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The interrelationship of weight loss, dietary intake, and quality of life in ambulatory patients with cancer of the lung, breast, and ovary. / Ovesen, L; Hannibal, J; Mortensen, E L.

In: Nutrition and Cancer, Vol. 19, No. 2, 1993, p. 159-67.

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Ovesen, L, Hannibal, J & Mortensen, EL 1993, 'The interrelationship of weight loss, dietary intake, and quality of life in ambulatory patients with cancer of the lung, breast, and ovary', Nutrition and Cancer, vol. 19, no. 2, pp. 159-67. https://doi.org/10.1080/01635589309514246

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Ovesen, L., Hannibal, J., & Mortensen, E. L. (1993). The interrelationship of weight loss, dietary intake, and quality of life in ambulatory patients with cancer of the lung, breast, and ovary. Nutrition and Cancer, 19(2), 159-67. https://doi.org/10.1080/01635589309514246

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Ovesen L, Hannibal J, Mortensen EL. The interrelationship of weight loss, dietary intake, and quality of life in ambulatory patients with cancer of the lung, breast, and ovary. Nutrition and Cancer. 1993;19(2):159-67. https://doi.org/10.1080/01635589309514246

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Ovesen, L ; Hannibal, J ; Mortensen, E L. / The interrelationship of weight loss, dietary intake, and quality of life in ambulatory patients with cancer of the lung, breast, and ovary. In: Nutrition and Cancer. 1993 ; Vol. 19, No. 2. pp. 159-67.

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