Low protein nitrogen appearance as a surrogate of low dietary protein intake is associated with higher all-cause mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients.

Ravel VA, Molnar MZ, Streja E, Kim JC, Victoroff A, Jing J, Benner D, Norris KC, Kovesdy CP, Kopple JD, Kalantar-Zadeh K. Low protein nitrogen appearance as a surrogate of low dietary protein intake is associated with higher all-cause mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients. J Nutr. 2013 Jul; 143(7):1084-92.

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subject areas

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Diet, Protein-Restricted
Dietary Proteins
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Inflammation
Male
Middle Aged
Nitrogen
Proportional Hazards Models
Prospective Studies
Renal Dialysis
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
Risk Factors

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Keith Norris

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