Open AccessComparison of anthropometric equations for estimation of total body water in peritoneal dialysis patients
Author(s) -
Graham Woodrow
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/18.2.384
Subject(s) - body water , medicine , extracellular fluid , body weight , chemistry , extracellular , biochemistry
Several formulae exist for estimating total body water (TBW). We aimed to assess their validity in peritoneal dialysis patients by comparison with TBW estimated by deuterium oxide dilution (TBW(D)).
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