Transthyretin: Its response to malnutrition and stress injury. Clinical Usefulness and economic implications

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1344-1348

  Bernstein, Larry H ^a   Ingenbleek, Yves ^b  

^a BRIDGEPORT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Economic implications; Malnutrition; Stress injury; Transthyretin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PREALBUMIN;

DIET THERAPY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HALF LIFE TIME; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INJURY; MALNUTRITION; METABOLIC DISORDER; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; REVIEW; STRESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PREALBUMIN; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; STRESS;

EID: 0036918569     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2002.232     Document Type: Review

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