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Article: Studies from University Hospital have provided new data on weight loss.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- August 27, 2008
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According to recent research published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine, "Involuntary weight loss frequently poses a diagnostic challenge. Patient and physician alike want to exclude malignant and other major organic illness."
"The present study aimed to evaluate whether a negative baseline evaluation (consisting of clinical examination, standard laboratory examination, chest X-ray, and abdominal ultrasound) lowers the probability of evolving organic illness in patients with significant unexplained weight loss. Prospective observational study of 101 consecutive patients presenting to a general internal medicine department of a university hospital with ...
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