Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 295-302 , October 2003

Do we need a nutrition-specific quality of life questionnaire for dialysis patients?

  • Sarah Buckner, MS, RD

      Affiliations

    • Frances Stern Nutrition Center, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
    • Frances Stern Nutrition Center, Tufts-New England Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA
    • ,
  • Johanna Dwyer, DSc, RD

      Affiliations

    • Frances Stern Nutrition Center, Tufts-New England Medical Center, and Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition, School of Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Johanna Dwyer, DSc, RD, Frances Stern Nutrition Center, Tufts-New England Medical Center, 750 Washington St, Box 783, Boston, MA 02111, USA

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doi: 10.1016/S1051-2276(03)00119-5

Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 295-302 , October 2003

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