Long term survey of body composition in hemodialysis patients using the Body Composition Monitor® (BCM)

Since 2 years all 265 incident patients in self-dialysis units were included in a prospective study. Every 6-months, clinical and biological nutritional evaluation was associated to a BCM measure. 205 pts have a complete set of data at start (age 60±16 years, BMI 25±5 kg/m2, albumin 37±4 g/L, prealb...

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Main Authors: Stanislas Trolonge, Philippe Chauveau, Claude Desvergnes, Nicole Larroumet, Christian Combe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology 2012-06-01
Series:Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211913212003877