Adult Height in Patients with Advanced CKD Requiring Renal Replacement Therapy during Childhood
Author(s) -
Jérôme Harambat,
Marjolein Bonthuis,
Karlijn J. van Stralen,
Gema Ariceta,
Nina Battelino,
Anna Bjerre,
Timo Jahnukainen,
Valériane Leroy,
György Reusz,
Ana Rita Sandes,
Manish D. Sinha,
Jaap W. Groothoff,
Christian Combe,
Kitty J. Jager,
Enrico Verrina,
Franz Schaefer
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.00890113
Subject(s) - medicine , renal replacement therapy , intensive care medicine , pediatrics
Growth and final height are of major concern in children with ESRD. This study sought to describe the distribution of adult height of patients who started renal replacement therapy (RRT) during childhood and to identify determinants of final height in a large cohort of RRT children.
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