Lean body mass depletion is associated with an increased length of hospital stay

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 527-528

  Naber, Ton H J ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; SERUM ALBUMIN;

BODY MASS; CALCULATION; CATABOLISM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDITORIAL; HEMODIALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN METABOLISM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESUSCITATION; SYMPTOM; WEIGHT REDUCTION; BODY COMPOSITION; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; LENGTH OF STAY; NOTE;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS;

EID: 2142816576     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/79.4.527     Document Type: Editorial

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