The use of serum albumin as a prognostic or nutritional marker and the pros and cons of IV albumin therapy

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 110-122

  Vanek, Vincent W ^a,b  

^a ST ELIZABETH HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0000250592     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1941-2452.1998.tb03058.x     Document Type: Review

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