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Is hand grip strength a necessary supportive index in the phenotypic criteria of the GLIM-based diagnosis of malnutrition in patients with cancer?
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer - 1 Jul 2021
Yin Liangyu, Lin Xin, Zhao Zhiping, Li Na, He Xiumei, Zhang Mengyuan, Yang Jian, Guo Zengqing, Li Zengning, Wang Kunhua, Weng Min, Cong Minghua, Li Suyi, Li Tao, Ma Hu, Ba Yi, Li Wei, Cui Jiuwei, Liu Jie, Song Chunhua, Shi Hanping, Xu Hongxia
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BACKGROUND: The Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) has the potential to gain global acceptance for diagnosing malnutrition. Of which, calf circumference (CC) was proposed as an alternative to evaluate the reduced muscle mass (RMM). The present study aimed to evaluate whether including the hand grip strength (HGS) was helpful for diagnosing malnutrition under the GLIM framework. METHODS: We...
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