Malnutrition in Older Patients With Hematological Malignancies at Initial Diagnosis – Association With Impairments in Health Status, Systemic Inflammation and Adverse Outcome

Abstract. Poor nutritional status is a common problem in cancer patients at advanced age, but the prevalence and impact of malnutrition in hematological malignancies remains underinvestigated. To evaluate nutritional status in older adults over age 70 with newly diagnosed hematological malignancies,...

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Main Authors: Reinhard Stauder, Julia Augschoell, Marije E. Hamaker, Karin A. Koinig
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2020-02-01
Series:HemaSphere
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/HS9.0000000000000332