Nutritional status and quality of life in patients with acute leukemia prior to and after induction chemotherapy in three hospitals in Tehran, Iran: a prospective study

• Main Authors: Malihi, Zarintaj, Kandiah, Mirnalini, Chan, Yoke Mun, Hosseinzadeh, Mohsen, Azad, M. Sohanaki, Zarif Yeganeh, Maryam
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing 2013
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29610/1/Nutritional%20status%20and%20quality%20of%20life%20in%20patients%20with%20acute%20leukemia%20prior%20to%20and%20after%20induction%20chemotherapy%20in%20three%20hospitals%20in%20Tehran.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29610/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

BACKGROUND: The primary objective of the present study was to assess changes in the nutritional status and quality of life in acute leukaemia patients, aged ≥15 years, who had undergone induction chemotherapy. METHODS: A preliminary and post-induction chemotherapy assessment of patients' nutri...