Nutritional assessment in patients with cirrhosis
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Nutritional assessment in patients with cirrhosis.
CONTEXT Malnutrition in cirrhotic patients with end-stage disease is common, and the degree of nutritional debilitation can play an important role in the pathogenesis of complications and cause a negative impact on prognosis. However, it involves difficulties and controversies regarding the identification of the best nutritional assessment method. OBJECTIVE To identify a method that provides ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0004-2803
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-28032012000100005