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Nutritional evaluation in cirrhosis: Emphasis on the phase angle

Protein-calorie malnutrition (PCM) is a common condition in cirrhotic patients, leading to a worse prognosis, complications, poor quality of life and lower survival rates. Among ways of assessing nutritional status, there are anthropometric methods such as the evaluation of the triceps skinfold, the...

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Autores principales: Fernandes, Sabrina Alves, de Mattos, Angelo Alves, Tovo, Cristiane Valle, Marroni, Claudio Augusto
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5067440/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27803765
http://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v8.i29.1205