The role of visceral protein markers in protein calorie malnutrition

Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1360-1369

  Brugler, Linda ^a   Stankovic, Ana ^b   Bernstein, Larry ^c   Scott, Frederick ^d   O'Sullivan Maillet, Julie ^e  

^a Via Christi Rehabilitation Center   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c NEW YORK METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d International Scientific Communications Inc   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

Albumin; Economic implications; Health care costs; Health outcomes; Nutrition assessment; Prealbumin; Protein calorie malnutrition; Transthyretin

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; PREALBUMIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT MONITORING; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; STANDARD;

CRITICAL CARE; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; LONGEVITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATIENT READMISSION; PREALBUMIN; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; SERUM ALBUMIN;

EID: 0036918571     PISSN: 14346621     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/CCLM.2002.235     Document Type: Review

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