Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 15-25 , January 2003

Normalized protein nitrogen appearance is correlated with hospitalization and mortality in hemodialysis patients with Kt/V greater than 1.20

Accepted for oral presentation at the 11th International Conference on Nutrition and Metabolism, Nagoya, Japan, March 2002, and the 48th annual ASAIO conference, June 2002, New York, NY.

  • Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, David Geffen UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA.
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  • Ouppatham Supasyndh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Visiting Research Fellow, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA.
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  • Robert S. Lehn, MT

      Affiliations

    • Vice President of Information Technology, DaVita Laboratories, Deland, FL.
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  • Charles J. McAllister, MD

      Affiliations

    • Chief Medical Officer, DaVita, Inc, Torrance, CA.
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  • Joel D. Kopple, MD

      Affiliations

    • Professor of Medicine and Public Health, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, UCLA Schools of Medicine and Public Health, Los Angeles, CA.

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☆ Supported by a grant # DK61162 from the National Institute of Digestive, Diabetes and Kidney Diseases for Dr. Kalantar, and a GCRC grant # M01-RR00425 from the National Centers for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health.

☆☆ Drs. Kalantar-Zadeh and Supasyndh have had equal contribution to this work.

★ Address reprint requests to Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, MPH, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Harbor Mailbox 406, 1000 West Carson St, Torrance, CA 90509-2910. E-mail: kkalantar@ucla.edu

PII: S1051-2276(02)13406-6

doi: 10.1053/jren.2003.50005

Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 13, Issue 1 , Pages 15-25 , January 2003

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