Serum electrolytes in hospitalized pellagra alcoholics

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 440-442

  Cunha, D F ^a   Monteiro, J P ^b   Ortega, L S ^b   Alves, L G ^b   Cunha, S F C ^a  

^a Medical School of Uberaba   (Brazil)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Hypoalbuminaemia; Hypokalaemia; Hypomagnesaemia; Pellagra

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CALCIUM; ELECTROLYTE; HEMOGLOBIN; MAGNESIUM; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; SODIUM;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOLISM; ANEMIA; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CALCIUM BLOOD LEVEL; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROLYTE BLOOD LEVEL; ELECTROLYTE DISTURBANCE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; PELLAGRA; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PNEUMONIA; POTASSIUM BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN MALNUTRITION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANEMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROLYTES; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MAGNESIUM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PELLAGRA; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PHOSPHORUS; PNEUMONIA; POTASSIUM; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SERUM ALBUMIN; SODIUM;

EID: 0034105705     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1600995     Document Type: Article

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