Albumin and prealbumin may predict retinol status in patients with liver cirrhosis

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 55, Issue 86-87, 2008, Pages 1681-1685

  Chang, Wen Tsan ^a,b   Ker, Chen Guo ^a,b   Hung, Hsin Chia ^c,d   Lee, King Teh ^a   Chen, Long Shyone ^a   Chiang, Hung Che ^b   Huang, Meng Chuan ^a,b  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c MEIHO UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Albumin; Liver cirrhosis; Malnutrition; Prealbumin; Retinol

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; PREALBUMIN; RETINOL; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREALBUMIN; SERUM ALBUMIN; TRANSFERRIN; VITAMIN A;

EID: 57049143196     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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