Hand grip strength as a nutritional marker in pd and hemodialysis patients

This is a prospective study evaluating hand grip strength as a nutritional marker in maintenance dialysis patients. Thirty CAPD and 50 MHD patients were assessed for hand grip strength (in the non-fistula arm) and demographic variables. In the MHD, 60% diabetic and in PD 66.7% were diabetic. In the...

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Main Authors: Yuvaram N.V. Reddy, Laskmi Revathi S, Thiyagaraja Thandavan, T Jayaseelan, Milly Mathew, Georgi Abraham
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/S221191321200561X