Body composition in cachexia resulting from malignant and non‐malignant diseases

The body composition of 23 patients with cachexia resulting from malignant or benign inflammatory disease was studied. Skinfold thickness and radioisotope tracer measurements enabled us to estimate total body fat, lean body mass, the ratio of fat loss to lean body loss, erythrocyte and plasma volume...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Cancer 1980-11, Vol.46 (9), p.2041-2046
Hauptverfasser:	Watson, Walter S., Sammon, Alastair M.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Blood Volume Body Composition Body Water - analysis Body Weight Cachexia - etiology Cachexia - metabolism Erythrocyte Volume Female Humans Inflammation - complications Male Middle Aged Neoplasms - complications Potassium - analysis Skinfold Thickness
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