Nutrition
Volume 25, Issue 10 , Pages 1004-1005 , October 2009

Hypoalbuminemia: The importance of correct interpretation

  • M.A. Crook, B.Sc., M.B.B.S., M.A., Ph.D., F.R.C.Path., F.R.C.P.I., F.R.C.P.

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PII: S0899-9007(09)00171-3

doi: 10.1016/j.nut.2009.04.001

Nutrition
Volume 25, Issue 10 , Pages 1004-1005 , October 2009

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