Prognostic value of serum albumin combined with serum C-reactive protein levels in older hospitalized patients: Continuing importance of serum albumin

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 307-311

  Iwata, Mitsunaga ^a   Kuzuya, Masafumi ^a   Kitagawa, Yoshimi ^b   Iguchi, Akihisa ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Nagoya Ekisaikai Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Albumin; C reactive protein; Hospitalization; Older patients

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN; HUMAN SERUM ALBUMIN;

AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOALBUMINEMIA; INFLAMMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 33751103137     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324664     Document Type: Article

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