Obesity and Body Composition for Transplant Wait-List Candidacy-Challenging or Maintaining the BMI Limits?

Journal of Renal Nutrition

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 207-209

  Johansen, Kirsten L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS INDEX; GRAFT SURVIVAL; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; OBESITY; RENAL DIALYSIS; WAITING LISTS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84876705328     PISSN: 10512276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.jrn.2013.02.005     Document Type: Review

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