Tongue thickness in health vs cirrhosis of the liver: Prospective observational study

BACKGROUND: Malnutrition affects 40%-90% of patients with cirrhosis of the liver. L3 skeletal muscle index (L3SMI) is presently accepted as the most objective and quantitative measure available for sarcopenia, a surrogate marker of malnutrition. L3SMI application is, however, limited by non-availabi...

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Autores principales: Tandon, Manish, Singh, Harshita, Singla, Nishant, Jain, Priyanka, Pandey, Chandra Kant
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Baishideng Publishing Group Inc 2020
Materias:
Prospective Study
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7416379/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32844044
http://dx.doi.org/10.4292/wjgpt.v11.i3.59

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7416379/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32844044
http://dx.doi.org/10.4292/wjgpt.v11.i3.59

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