Correlation of nutritional status and food intake in hemodialysis patients Correlação entre estado nutricional e ingestão alimentar em pacientes de hemodiálise

BACKGROUND: Patients in end-stage renal disease often suffer from poor appetite, various comorbidities, and dietary restrictions. Despite regular hemodialysis, nutritional imbalances are frequently reported. Aiming to correlate nutritional status with food ingestion, a prospective study was done in...

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Main Authors: Alvaro A. C. Morais, Maria A. T. Silva, Joel Faintuch, Erica J. Vidigal, Rozilene A. Costa, Daniele C. Lyrio, Celia R. Trindade, Karoline K. Pitanga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculdade de Medicina / USP 2005-06-01
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322005000300002