Outcomes of continuous process improvement of a nutritional care program incorporating serum prealbumin measurements

Nutrition

Volumn 12, Issue 7-8, 1996, Pages 479-484

  Mears, Elia ^a  

^a Leonard Chabert Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

albumin; length of stay; prealbumin; protein calorie malnutrition

Indexed keywords

PREALBUMIN;

ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION;

EID: 0030197537     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0899-9007(96)91721-9     Document Type: Article

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