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  • Title: Serum-albumin as a prognostic indicator in oedematous malnutrition.
    Author: Hay RW, Whitehead RG, Spicer CC.
    Journal: Lancet; 1975 Sep 06; 2(7932):427-9. PubMed ID: 51237.
    Abstract:
    Examination of the records of 340 children admitted to hospital in Uganda with oedematous malnutrition (kwashiorkor) showed that the serum-albumin concentration at admission was closely related to mortality-rates. Furthermore, in this series, it was not possible to show a simple relation between mortality-rates and the degree of wasting present. The results further emphasise the need to include serum-albumin concentration in international classification systems for the assessment of protein-energy malnutrition, especially that of the kwashiorkor type.
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