Successful treatment of hypoalbuminemic hemodialysis patients with a modified regimen of oral essential amino acids

Journal of Renal Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 194-201

  Bronich, Lauren ^a   Te, Tite ^b   Shetye, Kedar ^a   Stewart, Tara ^a   Eustace, Joseph A ^c,d  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BAYVIEW MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; SERUM ALBUMIN;

ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL TRIAL; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PILOT STUDY; RECALL; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; AMINO ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; BODY WEIGHT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; RENAL DIALYSIS; SERUM ALBUMIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035487473     PISSN: 10512276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jren.2001.26978     Document Type: Article

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