Why should plasma transthyretin become a routine screening tool in elderly persons?

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 640-642

  Ingenbleek, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PREALBUMIN;

DEPRESSION; EDITORIAL; ELDERLY CARE; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCREENING;

EID: 70349312593     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-009-0175-x     Document Type: Editorial

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