Using prealbumin as an inflammatory marker for patients with deep space infections of odontogenic origin

Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 375-378

  Cunningham Jr , Larry L ^a   Madsen, Matthew J ^b   Van Sickels, Joseph E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PREALBUMIN; UREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEMATOCRIT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; RANK SUM TEST; REVIEW; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH INFECTION; UREA NITROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; VASCULARIZATION;

EID: 32944462296     PISSN: 02782391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.joms.2005.11.008     Document Type: Article

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