Estimation of Cachexia among Cancer Patients Based on Four Definitions

Objectives. Estimate and compare the proportion of cancer patients with cachexia using different definitions from available clinical data. Methods. Electronic medical records were examined to estimate the proportion of cancer patients with cachexia using 4 definitions: (1) ICD-9 diagnostic code of 7...

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Autores principales: Fox, Kathleen M., Brooks, John M., Gandra, Shravanthi R., Markus, Richard, Chiou, Chiun-Fang
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2009
Materias:
Clinical Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2705834/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19587829
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/693458

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2705834/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19587829
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/693458

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