Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 142-147 , January 2005

Causes and consequences of the reverse epidemiology of body mass index in dialysis patients

Presented at the 12th International Congress on Nutrition and Metabolism in Renal Disease, Venice and Padua, Italy, June 18 to 22, 2004.

  • Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, PhD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Los Angeles Biomedical Institute at Harbor—UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh, MD, PhD, MPH, Department of Medicine and Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Harbor–UCLA Medical Center, Harbor Mailbox 406, 1000 West Carson St, Torrance, CA.

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 Supported by the Young Investigator Award from the National Kidney Foundation and by a research grant from DaVita, Inc.

PII: S1051-2276(04)00177-3

doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2004.09.020

Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 15, Issue 1 , Pages 142-147 , January 2005

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