Quality of life during and between hemodialysis treatments: Role of L- carnitine supplementation

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 265-272

  Sloan, Rebecca S ^a   Kastan, Beverly ^a   Rice, Sally I ^a   Sallee, Carolyn W ^a   Yuenger, Nancy J ^a   Smith, Brian ^a   Ward, Richard A ^a   Brier, Michael E ^a   Golper, Thomas A ^a,b  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adequacy of dialysis; Albumin; Hemodialysis; L carnitine; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

CARNITINE; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031928405     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.1998.v32.pm9708611     Document Type: Article

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