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List of works by Paula Ravasco

A longitudinal study of hospital undernutrition in the elderly: comparison of four validated methods.

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Aspects of taste and compliance in patients with cancer.

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Blood oxidative stress markers in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and how it correlates with diet

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Cachexia at diagnosis is associated with poor survival in head and neck cancer patients.

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Cancer and nutrition: key determinants of quality of life

scientific article published in September 2009

Cancer wasting and quality of life react to early individualized nutritional counselling!

scientific article published on 12 December 2006

Colorectal cancer: can nutrients modulate NF-kappaB and apoptosis?

scientific article published in July 2009

Colorectal cancer: intrinsic characteristics modulate cancer energy expenditure and the risk of cachexia

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Definition and classification of cancer cachexia: an international consensus

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Dietary counseling improves patient outcomes: a prospective, randomized, controlled trial in colorectal cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy.

scientific article published on 31 January 2005

Differing trends in the association between obesity and self-reported health in Portugal and Switzerland. Data from national health surveys 1992-2007.

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Does nutrition influence quality of life in cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy?

scientific article published in May 2003

ESPEN guidelines on nutrition in cancer patients.

scientific article published on 6 August 2016

ESPEN guidelines on nutritional support for polymorbid internal medicine patients.

scientific article published on 24 July 2017

Eicosapentaenoic acid in cancer improves body composition and modulates metabolism.

scientific article published on 12 December 2014

Excessive adiposity and sedentary lifestyles are prevalent in cancer patients; a pilot study.

scientific article published in September 2013

How relevant are cytokines in colorectal cancer wasting?

scientific article published on 01 November 2007

Impact of nutrition on outcome: A prospective randomized controlled trial in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy

scientific article published on 01 August 2005

Increased body fat is independently and negatively related with cardiorespiratory fitness levels in children and adolescents with normal weight

scientific article published in December 2010

Increased homocysteine and S-adenosylhomocysteine concentrations and DNA hypomethylation in vascular disease

scientific article published in August 2003

Individualized nutrition intervention is of major benefit to colorectal cancer patients: long-term follow-up of a randomized controlled trial of nutritional therapy.

scientific article published on 7 November 2012

Iron homeostasis and H63D mutations in alcoholics with and without liver disease

scientific article published on January 2009

Length of stay in surgical patients: nutritional predictive parameters revisited.

scientific article published on May 2012

NF-?B and apoptosis in colorectal tumourigenesis

scientific article published on 01 May 2007

NRS-2002 for pre-treatment nutritional risk screening and nutritional status assessment in head and neck cancer patients

scientific article published on 05 November 2014

Nutrition in Cancer Patients

scientific article published on 14 August 2019

Nutrition in Cancer.

scientific article published on 20 October 2015

Nutritional Deterioration in Cancer: The Role of Disease and Diet

scientific article published on 01 December 2003

Nutritional approaches in cancer: relevance of individualized counseling and supplementation

scientific article published on 9 December 2014

Nutritional risk and status of surgical patients; the relevance of nutrition training of medical students

scientific article published in July 2012

Nutritional risk screening in surgery: valid, feasible, easy!

scientific article published on 01 November 2011

Nutritional support in head and neck cancer: how and why?

scientific article published on August 2011

Reply to AG Longhi.

scientific article published in July 2013

Should omega-3 fatty acids be used for adjuvant treatment of cancer cachexia?

scientific article published on 20 March 2018

Students of dietetics & nutrition; a high risk group for eating disorders?

scientific article published in September 2013

Survey on the current practice of nutritional therapy in Portugal.

scientific article published in February 2004

Teaching nutrition integration: MUST screening in cancer.

scientific article published on 27 January 2011

Ten-year trends in overweight and obesity in the adult Portuguese population, 1995 to 2005.

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The TCN2 776CNG polymorphism correlates with vitamin B(12) cellular delivery in healthy adult populations

scientific article published on 6 February 2010

The central role of nutritional therapy in cancer: the input of an experts committee of Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology.

scientific article published on September 2013

The diversity of nutritional status in cancer: new insights

scientific article published on 15 April 2010

The effect of locoregional recurrence on survival and distant metastasis after conservative treatment for invasive breast carcinoma

scientific article published on 01 April 2005

The impact of fluid therapy on nutrient delivery: a prospective evaluation of practice in respiratory intensive care.

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Trends of food intake in Portugal, 1987-1999: results from the National Health Surveys.

scientific article published on 21 June 2006

Tube feeding in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients: a prospective clinical audit

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Underdiagnosed and undertreated: obesity in the portuguese population

article by Pedro Marques-Vidal et al published 1 September 2011 in JAMA Internal Medicine

Validation of the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST) in cancer

scientific article published on 06 December 2011

Weight changes in Portuguese patients with depression: which factors are involved?

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What is the relevance of percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy on the survival of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis?

scientific article published on 18 June 2012