Relationship between mortality and Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) at the time of dialysis initiation: a prospective multicenter cohort study
Abstract Background The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) is a nutritional screening method primarily developed for elderly people; it is also reported to be useful for predicting mortality in patients on maintenance dialysis. However, it is unclear whether it is useful at the time of dialysis...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2017-07-01
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| Series: | Renal Replacement Therapy |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41100-017-0108-9 |