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| Title |
Echium oil is not protective against weight loss in head and neck cancer patients undergoing curative radio(chemo)therapy: a randomised-controlled trial
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| Published in |
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, October 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6882-14-382 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Lies Pottel, Michelle Lycke, Tom Boterberg, Hans Pottel, Laurence Goethals, Fréderic Duprez, Alex Maes, Stefan Goemaere, Sylvie Rottey, Imogen Foubert, Philip R Debruyne |
| Abstract |
Therapy-induced mucositis and dysphagia puts head and neck (H&N) cancer patients at increased risk for developing cachexia. Omega-3 fatty acids (n-3 FA) have been suggested to protect against cachexia. We aimed to examine if echium oil, a plant source of n-3 FA, could reduce weight loss in H&N cancer patients undergoing radio(chemo)therapy with curative intent. |
X Demographics
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 128 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 128 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 16 | 13% |
| Researcher | 13 | 10% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 9% |
| Other | 9 | 7% |
| Other | 23 | 18% |
| Unknown | 36 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 33 | 26% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 21 | 16% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 7% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 7% |
| Sports and Recreations | 4 | 3% |
| Other | 10 | 8% |
| Unknown | 42 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 1. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 October 2014.
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