Bioelectrical impedance phase angle in clinical practice: implications for prognosis in stage IIIB and IV non-small cell lung cancer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A frequent manifestation of advanced lung cancer is malnutrition, timely identification and treatment of which can lead to improved patient outcomes. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) is an easy-to-use and non-invasive technique...

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Main Authors: Grutsch James F, Dahlk Sadie L, King Jessica, Vashi Pankaj G, Lammersfeld Carolyn A, Gupta Digant, Lis Christopher G
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-01-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/9/37