Increased risk for cardiovascular mortality among malnourished end-stage renal disease patients

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 307-314

  Fung, Frank ^a   Sherrard, Donald J ^a   Gillen, Daniel L ^a   Wong, Craig ^a   Kestenbaum, Bryan ^a   Seliger, Steven ^a   Ball, Adrianne ^a   Stehman Breen, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease (CVD); Epidemiology; Mortality; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; DIALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MORTALITY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN CALORIE MALNUTRITION;

EID: 0036321837     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajkd.2002.34509     Document Type: Article

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