Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 321-333 , July 2009

Effect of Aggressive Osteodystrophy Management on Clinical Outcomes in Stage 5 Chronic Kidney Disease

  • Laura Byham-Gray, PhD, RD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Health-Related Professions, Stratford, NJ
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Laura Byham-Gray, PhD, RD, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Health-Related Professions, University Educational Center, Room 2111, 40 East Laurel Road, Stratford, NJ 08084.
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  • Tammy Drasher, RD, LDN

      Affiliations

    • Dialysis Clinic, Inc., North Billerica, MA
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  • Karen Deckman, MA, RD, LDN

      Affiliations

    • Dialysis Corporation of America (formerly), Vineland, NJ
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  • Diane Graham, MS, RD, LDN

      Affiliations

    • Hershey Medical Center-Dialysis Unit, Hershey, PA
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  • Carol Liftman, MS, RD, LDN

      Affiliations

    • Franklin Dialysis Center/DaVita, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Linda Roberto, MA, RD, LDN

      Affiliations

    • Fresenius Medical Care-Mount Airy, Philadelphia, PA
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  • Phyllis Peiffer, MBA, RD, LDN

      Affiliations

    • Wellspan Dialysis, York, PA
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  • Robert Denmark, PhD

      Affiliations

    • University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, School of Health-Related Professions, Newark, NJ

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 This work was supported by a Council on Renal Nutrition Research Grant of the National Kidney Foundation.

PII: S1051-2276(09)00040-5

doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2009.01.018

Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 19, Issue 4 , Pages 321-333 , July 2009