Characteristics in nutritional status of patients on dialysis in south korea

Malnutrition has been shown to be an important risk factor for increased mortality in the dialysis patients, and insufficient amino acid intake is one of the causes. Especially in Korea, the protein wasting would be more prevalent and severe because protein is relatively deficient in traditional Kor...

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Main Author: Jonghyo Lee
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/S2211913212004913