Cancer and involuntary weight loss: failure to validate a prediction score.

Cancer and involuntary weight loss: failure to validate a prediction score.

<h4>Background</h4>Many patients who have involuntary weight loss have cancer. The Hernandez prediction rule includes 5 variables (elevated levels of alkaline phosphatase and lactate dehydrogenase, low albumin, high white blood cell count, and age >80 years). The purpose of this study...

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Main Authors: Cristian Baicus, Mihai Rimbas, Anda Baicus, Simona Caraiola, Grupul de Studiu al Scaderii Ponderale Involuntare
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0095286&type=printable
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