Effect of nutritional status at dialysis intiation on patient survival

Better nutritional status and early initiation of dialysis had been considered one of the most important methods for better prognosis of dialysis patients. In this study, we analyzed the effects of nutritional status, renal function at the start of renal replacement therapy (RRT), and co morbidity o...

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Main Authors: Kunihiro Yamagata, Shigeru Nakai, Ikuto Masakane, Norio Hanafusa, Kunitoshi Iseki, Yoshiharu Tsubakihara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology 2012-06-01
Series:Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211913212006511