Open AccessSerumalbumin - a qualified parameter to determine the nutritional status?
Author(s) -
Nadine Gehring,
Reinhard Imoberdorf,
Marlene Wegmann,
M Rühlin,
Peter E. Ballmer
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
schweizerische medizinische wochenschrift
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0036-7672
DOI - 10.4414/smw.2006.11232
Subject(s) - medicine , malnutrition , medical prescription , serum albumin , albumin , pediatrics , pharmacology
The primary objective of the study was to evaluate the relationship between serum albumin concentration and nutritional status. As a secondary objective, correlations between nutritional status, the length of hospital stay, the number of drugs taken and patients' age were assessed.
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