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Determinants and nutritional assessment value of hand grip strength in patients hospitalized with cancer.

DOI

20

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0

References

2019

Year

Chun Lei Hu, Miao Yu, Kai Tao Yuan, Hong Lan Yu, Ying Shi, Jia Jun Yang, Wei Li, Hai Ping Jiang, Zeng Ning Li, Hongxia Xu,
PubMed

Abstract

HGS is a mutifactorial index. The use of HGS cutoff values to identify malnutrition is markedly challenging. Thus, HGS may be of limited use as a predictor of nutritional status.