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Accuracy and Limitations of the Diagnosis of Malnutrition in Dialysis Patients

Uremic malnutrition, also known as protein-energy wasting (PEW), is a common phenomenon in maintenance dialysis patients and a risk factor for poor clinical outcomes including worse quality of life and increased hospitalization and mortality. The paradoxical association between traditional cardiovas...

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Main Authors: Kovesdy, Csaba P, Kalantar-Zadeh, Kamyar
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4155538/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22731746
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-139X.2012.01097.x
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