Pancreatic size in protein energy malnutrition: A predictor of nutritional recovery

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 467-473

  El Hodhod, M A ^a   Nassar, Maie F ^a   Hetta, O A ^a   Gomaa, S M ^b  

^a AIN SHAMS UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Natl Ctr for Soc Criminol Res   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Amylase; Lipase; Nutritional rehabilitation; Pancreas; Protein energy malnutrition; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; SERUM ALBUMIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE;

AMYLASE BLOOD LEVEL; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; EDEMA; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; KWASHIORKOR; MALE; MARASMUS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGAN SIZE; PANCREAS FUNCTION; PANCREAS INSUFFICIENCY; PANCREAS SECRETION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROGNOSIS; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; AMYLASES; CHILD; EGYPT; EXOCRINE PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEMOGLOBINS; HUMANS; LIPASE; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ORGAN SIZE; PANCREAS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 17244377561     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602053     Document Type: Article

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