Weight loss during cirrhosis is related to the etiology of liver disease

Weight loss during cirrhosis is related to the etiology of liver disease

CONTEXT: Malnutrition is widely described in patients waiting for liver transplantation (LTx). However, risk factors associated with weight loss during liver disease have not yet been well studied. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to assess weight loss and its risk factors during liver disease...

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Main Authors: Lucilene Rezende Anastácio, Lívia Garcia Ferreira, Hélem de Sena Ribeiro, Agnaldo Soares Lima, Eduardo Garcia Vilela, Maria Isabel Toulson Davisson Correia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2012-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Perda de peso
Cirrose hepática alcoólica
Hepatopatias
Transplante de fígado
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032012000300005&lng=en&tlng=en

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