刊物主题:Medicine & Public Health Cardiology General Practice and Family Medicine Internal Medicine Gastroenterology Hepatology Nephrology
出版者:Springer Berlin / Heidelberg
ISSN:1432-1289
卷排序:57
文摘
BackgroundCachexia is a multifactorial and complex syndrome characterized by progressive functional impairment and ongoing loss in quality of life, which lead to a deterioration of the prognosis for affected patients. The prevalence of cachexia can be very high and is up to 80 % in patients with malignant tumors.