Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 174-185 , July 2003

Initial body mass indexes have contrary effects on change in body weight and mortality of patients on maintenance hemodialysis treatment

  • Martin Wiesholzer, MD

      Affiliations

    • ∗Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Nephrology and 1st Clinic of Internal Medicine, St. Poelten, Austria
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  • Ferdinand Harm, MD

      Affiliations

    • ∗Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Nephrology and 1st Clinic of Internal Medicine, St. Poelten, Austria
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  • Klaus Schuster, MD

      Affiliations

    • ∗Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Nephrology and 1st Clinic of Internal Medicine, St. Poelten, Austria
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  • Dinah Putz, MD

      Affiliations

    • ∗Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Nephrology and 1st Clinic of Internal Medicine, St. Poelten, Austria
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  • Christian Neuhauser

      Affiliations

    • ∗Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Nephrology and 1st Clinic of Internal Medicine, St. Poelten, Austria
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  • Florian Fiedler, MD

      Affiliations

    • ∗Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Nephrology and 1st Clinic of Internal Medicine, St. Poelten, Austria
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  • Peter Balcke, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Univ. Prof. Dr. Peter Balcke, MD, 1st Clinic of Internal Medicine, General Hospital St. Poelten, Propst Fuehrerstrasse 4, A-3100, St. Poelten, Austria
    • ∗Ludwig Boltzmann Institute of Nephrology and 1st Clinic of Internal Medicine, St. Poelten, Austria

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PII: S1051-2276(03)00091-8

doi: 10.1016/S1051-2276(03)00091-8

Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 13, Issue 3 , Pages 174-185 , July 2003

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