Open AccessInfluence of body composition on 5 year mortality in patients on regular haemodialysis
Author(s) -
Akihiko Kato
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
nephrology dialysis transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.654
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1460-2385
pISSN - 0931-0509
DOI - 10.1093/ndt/18.2.333
Subject(s) - medicine , trunk , body mass index , creatinine , lean body mass , gastroenterology , hemodialysis , surgery , body weight , ecology , biology
Reduction of body mass index (BMI) significantly affects mortality in haemodialysis (HD) patients, but it remains to be determined which of the body components influences mortality.
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