Low dose megestrol increases serum albumin in malnourished dialysis patients

International Journal of Artificial Organs

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 147-150

  Lien, Y H ^a   Ruffenach, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Appetite stimulant; Hypoalbuminemia; Malnutrition

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; DIALYSIS; PATIENT TREATMENT;

APPETITE STIMULANT; BLEEDINGS; FOLLOW UP; HAEMODIALYSIS; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; LOW DOSE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PRE-TREATMENTS; SERUM ALBUMIN; TREATMENT LEVEL;

NUTRITION;

ALBUMIN; MEGESTROL;

ADULT; AGED; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; MALE; MALNUTRITION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS;

EID: 0029869655     PISSN: 03913988     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/039139889601900302     Document Type: Article

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