Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 194-201 , October 2001

Successful treatment of hypoalbuminemic hemodialysis patients with a modified regimen of oral essential amino acids

Presented at the National Kidney Foundation Professional Councils Conference, October 12-15, 2000, Toronto, Canada.

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☆ †Renal Dietitian, Gambro Healthcare, Bond St. Dialysis Unit, Johns Hopkins University Hospital, Baltimore, MD.

☆☆ ‡Renal Fellow, Johns Hopkins Bayview Hospital, Baltimore, MD.

★ §Assistant Professor Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD.

★★ Supported by a Johns Hopkins clinical scientist career development award, and an unconditional research gift from Recip AB and Gambro AB, Stockholm, Sweden.

♢ Address reprint requests to Joseph A. Eustace, MB, MRCPI, MHS, Division of Nephrology, Johns Hopkins University, Room 416, 1830 Building, 1830 East Monument St, Baltimore, MD 21205. E-mail: jeustace@welch.jhu.edu

PII: S1051-2276(01)70037-4

doi: 10.1016/S1051-2276(01)70037-4

Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 11, Issue 4 , Pages 194-201 , October 2001

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