APPLICABILITY OF COMPOSITE INDICES OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN ELDERLY HEMODIALYIS PATIENTS

APPLICABILITY OF COMPOSITE INDICES OF NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN ELDERLY HEMODIALYIS PATIENTS

The composite indices of nutritional status have been largely applied to assess protein energy wasting (PEW) in hemodialysis (HD) patients, but the applicability in elderly HD patients remains unknown. We aimed to assess whether the prevalence of PEW differs depending on the composite indice applied...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Bigogno, Juliana Rodrigues, Fernando Lamarca, Renata Fetter, Ana Lúcia Pereira, Laís Morgado
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/S2211913212003658

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