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100			_aPettifer, A
245		0	_aWeight loss within the process of dying : an exploration of the experience of weight loss among patients with advanced cancer
260			_aThesis (MSc)-University of London, _c1999
505			_aIntroduction ; Literature review ; Research design ; Constructs of weight loss ; Conclusions : implications of the study for future clinical practice and research ; References ; Appendices
520			_aThis study concludes that weight loss is a significant source of distress for patients with advanced cancer and contributes to weakness and physical dependence, forces changes in self-image and identity and is a powerful signal of decline into advancing ill-health and death.
650			_aTheses, Nursing
650			_aWeight Loss
650			_aPalliative Care
650			_aNeoplasms - Complications
999			_c41926 _d41926