Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 129-138 , July 2001

Serial prealbumin levels as predictors of outcomes in a retrospective cohort of peritoneal and hemodialysis patients

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☆ †Nursing Manager, End stage renal disease care services, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

☆☆ ‡Renal Dietitian, Renal Care Programme, Kingston General Hospital, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

★ §Associate Professor, Department of Community Health and Epidemiology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

★★ Address reprint requests to David C. Holland, MD, MSc, FRCP, Assistant Professor, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Suite 2058 Etherington Hall, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7L 3N6.

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Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 129-138 , July 2001

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