Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 91-100 , March 2010

Sources of Variation in Estimates of Lean Body Mass by Creatinine Kinetics and by Methods Based on Body Water or Body Mass Index in Patients on Continuous Peritoneal Dialysis

  • Antonios H. Tzamaloukas, MD

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology Section, Raymond G. Murphy Veterans Administration Medical Center and University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Antonios H. Tzamaloukas, Renal Section (111C), Raymond G. Murphy Veterans Administration Medical Center, 1501 San Pedro SE, Albuquerque, NM 87108.
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  • Glen H. Murata, MD

      Affiliations

    • Epidemiology Section, Raymond G. Murphy Veterans Administration Medical Center and University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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  • Beth Piraino, MD

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  • Dominic S.C. Raj, MD

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology Division, George Washington University, Washington, D.C
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  • Dorothy J. VanderJagt, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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  • Judith Bernardini, RN

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology Division, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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  • Karen S. Servilla, MD

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology Section, Raymond G. Murphy Veterans Administration Medical Center, and University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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  • Yijuan Sun, MD

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology Section, Raymond G. Murphy Veterans Administration Medical Center, and University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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  • Robert H. Glew, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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  • Dimitrios G. Oreopoulos, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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 This work was performed at the Service of Medicine, Raymond G. Murphy Veterans Administration Medical Center, and Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico; the Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and the Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PII: S1051-2276(09)00216-7

doi: 10.1053/j.jrn.2009.08.004

Journal of Renal Nutrition
Volume 20, Issue 2 , Pages 91-100 , March 2010

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