Hand grip strength and adductor pollicis muscle thickness in patients on palliative care for hepatocellular carcinoma

Summary: Background & aims: Malnutrition is a common condition of difficult diagnosis in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma. The objective of this study was to evaluate the nutritional status of patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in palliative care through handgrip strength and adductor...

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Main Authors: Ana Paula Pagano, Juliana Maria Faccioli Sicchieri, Clara Romanholi Passos, Camila Sanches Manca, Isabela Laurencio Schiavoni, Andreza Correa Teixeira, Ana de Lourdes Candolo Martinelli, Paula Garcia Chiarello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Clinical Nutrition Experimental
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235293931830023X