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The correlation between skeletal muscle index of the L3 vertebral body and malnutrition in patients with advanced lung cancer
BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that the skeletal muscle index at the third lumbar vertebra (L3 SMI) had reasonable specificity and sensitivity in nutritional assessment and prognostic prediction in digestive system cancers, but its performance in lung cancer needs further investigation. METHODS: A r...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8549206/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34702196 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08876-4 |