The Relationships of Serum Prealbumin Levels With Parameters That Indicate Severity of Disease and Emphysema Pattern in Patients With Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | Zendy

Hayrettin Göçmen | Zendy; Dane Ediger | Zendy; Esra Uzaslan | Zendy; Selim Doğanay | Zendy; Nevin Ay Guney | Zendy; Ercüment Eğe | Zendy

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The Relationships of Serum Prealbumin Levels With Parameters That Indicate Severity of Disease and Emphysema Pattern in Patients With Stable Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Author(s) -

Hayrettin Göçmen,

Dane Ediger,

Esra Uzaslan,

Selim Doğanay,

Nevin Ay Guney,

Ercüment Eğe

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

eurasian journal of medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.337

H-Index - 13

eISSN - 1308-8742

pISSN - 1308-8734

DOI - 10.5152/eajm.2010.31

Subject(s) - medicine , copd , transthyretin , exacerbation , malnutrition , gastroenterology , prospective cohort study , pulmonary disease , disease

Malnutrition, which is a complication frequently observed in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and negatively affects prognosis, has become a parameter that must be monitored. Even though various methods are applied to assess malnutrition, biochemical parameters, especially serum prealbumin levels, are useful.

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