American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 160-161 , January 2008

Low Protein Diet Supplemented With Ketoanalogues Makes Hemodialysis Withdrawal Possible

  • Tze-Wah Kao, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Chia-Te Liao, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chih-Chung Shiao, MD

      Affiliations

    • Renal Division, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Mary’s Hospital, Lo Tung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yueh-Hsia Kuo, MS, RD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Dietetics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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  • Kuan-Yu Hung, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Kwan-Dun Wu, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan

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PII: S0272-6386(07)01485-0

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.10.033

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 51, Issue 1 , Pages 160-161 , January 2008

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