Dietary protein intake and renal function

Nutrition and Metabolism

Volumn 2, Issue , 2005, Pages

  Martin, William F ^a   Armstrong, Lawrence E ^a   Rodriguez, Nancy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETARY INTAKE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; KIDNEY INJURY; PROTEIN INTAKE; REVIEW; ULTRAFILTRATION;

EID: 26944468675     PISSN: 17437075     EISSN: 17437075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-7075-2-25     Document Type: Review

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