American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 387-405 , September 2005

Multinutrient Oral Supplements and Tube Feeding in Maintenance Dialysis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Rebecca J. Stratton, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Human Nutrition, University of Southampton
    • Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK
    • University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
    • Karolinska University Hospital at Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Royal Numico, Numico Research and Clinical Nutrition Division, Schiphol, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Rebecca J. Stratton, PhD, Institute of Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, University of Southampton, MP 113 Southampton General Hospital, Tremona Rd, Southampton, SO16 6YD UK.
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  • Gemma Bircher, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Human Nutrition, University of Southampton
    • Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK
    • University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
    • Karolinska University Hospital at Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Royal Numico, Numico Research and Clinical Nutrition Division, Schiphol, The Netherlands
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  • Denis Fouque, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Human Nutrition, University of Southampton
    • Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK
    • University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
    • Karolinska University Hospital at Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Royal Numico, Numico Research and Clinical Nutrition Division, Schiphol, The Netherlands
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  • Peter Stenvinkel, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Human Nutrition, University of Southampton
    • Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK
    • University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
    • Karolinska University Hospital at Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Royal Numico, Numico Research and Clinical Nutrition Division, Schiphol, The Netherlands
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  • Renée de Mutsert, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Human Nutrition, University of Southampton
    • Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK
    • University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
    • Karolinska University Hospital at Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Royal Numico, Numico Research and Clinical Nutrition Division, Schiphol, The Netherlands
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  • Meike Engfer, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Human Nutrition, University of Southampton
    • Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK
    • University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
    • Karolinska University Hospital at Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Royal Numico, Numico Research and Clinical Nutrition Division, Schiphol, The Netherlands
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  • Marinos Elia, MD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Human Nutrition, University of Southampton
    • Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, UK
    • University Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France
    • Karolinska University Hospital at Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden
    • Royal Numico, Numico Research and Clinical Nutrition Division, Schiphol, The Netherlands

Received 23 February 2005 ,Accepted 27 April 2005.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.04.036 on August 1, 2005.This study was conducted using an educational grant supplied by Numico.

PII: S0272-6386(05)00739-0

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2005.04.036

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 46, Issue 3 , Pages 387-405 , September 2005