Improving Nutritional Screening of Hospitalized Patients: The Role of Prealbumin

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 389-395

  Robinson, Malcolm K ^a   Trujillo, Elaine B ^a   Mogensen, Kris M ^a   Rounds, Jan ^a   McManus, Katherine ^a   Jacobs, Danny O ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; PREALBUMIN; RETINOL BINDING PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIETITIAN; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 1642431749     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607103027006389     Document Type: Article

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