BMI and its association with death and the initiation of renal replacement therapy (RRT) in a cohort of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD)

BACKGROUND: A survival advantage associated with obesity has often been described in dialysis patients. The association of higher body mass index (BMI) with mortality and renal replacement therapy (RRT) in preterminal chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients has not been established. METHODS: Subjects...

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Autores principales: Wang, Zaimin, Zhang, Jianzhen, Chan, Samuel, Cameron, Anne, Healy, Helen G., Venuthurupalli, Sree K., Tan, Ken-Soon, Hoy, Wendy E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6704588/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31438869
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-019-1513-9

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6704588/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31438869
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-019-1513-9

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