The increasing role for the laboratory in nutritional assessment.
The laboratory role in nutritional management of the patient has seen remarkable growth while there have been dramatic changes in technology over the last 25 years, and it is bound to be transformative in the near term. This editorial is an overview of the importance of the laboratory as an active participant in nutritional care.
Larry H
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Bernstein
D015362:Child Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007753:Laboratories; D008403:Mass Screening; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D015995:Prevalence; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology