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Barriers and Facilitators of Oral Nutritional Supplement Adherence in Cancer: A Systematic Review
Kapucu
Sevgisun
Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
sevgisunkapucu@gmail.com
Tamer
Fatma
Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
23
04
2026
ODMJ-002-0426-7359
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OncoDaily Medical Journal
Adherence in Cancer
Oral Nutritional Supplement
Systematic Review
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