American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 49, Issue 5 , Pages 569-580, May 2007

Efficacy and Safety of a Very-Low-Protein Diet When Postponing Dialysis in the Elderly: A Prospective Randomized Multicenter Controlled Study

  • Giuliano Brunori, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Spedali Civili Brescia, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Giuliano Brunori, MD, Divisione di Nefrologia, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Piazza Spedali Civili, 1, 25123 Brescia, Italy.
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  • Battista F. Viola, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Spedali Civili Brescia, Italy
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  • Giovanni Parrinello, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Statistics, University of Brescia, Italy
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  • Vincenzo De Biase, MD

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology Division, University of Verona, Azienda Ospedaliera of Verona, Italy
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  • Giovanna Como, MD

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology Dialysis and Transplant Unit, IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milano, Italy
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  • Vincenzo Franco, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology and Dialysis, Arcispedale S Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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  • Giacomo Garibotto, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, Italy
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  • Roberto Zubani, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Spedali Civili Brescia, Italy
    • Section of Nephrology, Department of Experimental and Applied Medicine, University of Brescia, Italy.
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  • Giovanni C. Cancarini, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Spedali Civili Brescia, Italy
    • Section of Nephrology, Department of Experimental and Applied Medicine, University of Brescia, Italy.

Received 2 October 2006; accepted 27 February 2007.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.02.278 on April 4, 2007.

 Support: None. Potential conflicts of interest: None.

 Trial registration: www.clinicaltrials.gov; study number: NCT00388648.

PII: S0272-6386(07)00557-4

doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.02.278

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