The paradox of the "body mass index paradox" in dialysis patients: Associations of adiposity with inflammation [1]

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 909-910

  Beddhu, Srinivasan ^a,b   Ramkumar, Nirupama ^b   Samore, Matthew H ^a,b  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; KIDNEY DISEASE; LETTER; MALNUTRITION; MALNUTRITION INFLAMMATION COMPLEX SYNDROME; MORTALITY; OBESITY; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; METABOLISM; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; SURVIVAL RATE;

BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; OBESITY; RENAL DIALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 27744468380     PISSN: 00029165     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/82.4.909     Document Type: Letter

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