Prealbumin is a more sensitive marker than albumin to assess the nutritional status in patients undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

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Unal D., ORHAN O., EROĞLU C., Kaplan B.

WSPOLCZESNA ONKOLOGIA-CONTEMPORARY ONCOLOGY, cilt.17, sa.3, ss.276-280, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5114/wo.2013.35281
  • Dergi Adı: WSPOLCZESNA ONKOLOGIA-CONTEMPORARY ONCOLOGY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.276-280
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: albumin, head and neck cancer, malnutrition, prealbumin, radiotherapy, MALNUTRITION, SURGERY, SUPPORT
  • Erciyes Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Aim of the study: The aim of this prospective study was to determine the prevalence of malnutrition and to evaluate a more sensitive marker to assess the nutritional status in patients undergoing RT for head and neck cancer.