Evaluation of nutritional status of nonhospitalized patients with liver cirrhosis Avaliação em ambulatório do estado nutricional em pacientes com cirrose hepática

BACKGROUD: Protein-calorie malnutrition is a frequent finding in patients with chronic liver disease, but investigations of nutritional status have been rarely performed in individuals seen at outpatient clinics AIM: To evaluate the nutritional status of patients with alcoholic and nonalcoholic cirr...

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Main Authors: Luciana Carvalho, Edison Roberto Parise
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2006-12-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032006000400005