Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 52-62 , January 2010

Report of a Pilot, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study of Megestrol Acetate in Elderly Dialysis Patients With Cachexia

  • Shing-Shing Yeh, PhD, MD

      Affiliations

    • Geriatric Division, Department of Medicine, Northport Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Northport, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Shing-Shing Yeh, PhD, MD, Geriatric Division, Department of Medicine, Northport Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Box 111, Northport, NY 11768.
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  • Mozhdeh Marandi, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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  • Henry C. Thode Jr., PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York at Stony Brook, Stony Brook, New York
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  • Daniel M. Levine, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Rogosin Institute, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
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  • Thomas Parker, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Rogosin Institute, New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, New York
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  • Troy Dixon, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Northport Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Northport, New York
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  • Michael W. Schuster, MD

      Affiliations

    • Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York

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PII: S1051-2276(09)00215-5

doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2009.08.005

Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 20, Issue 1 , Pages 52-62 , January 2010