American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 51, Issue 5 , Pages 796-803 , May 2008

The Effect of Increasing Dialysis Dose in Overweight Hemodialysis Patients on Quality of Life: A 6-Week Randomized Crossover Trial

  • Wenjie Wang, MD, PhD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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  • Marcello Tonelli, MD, MSc, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health Economics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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  • Brenda Hemmelgarn, MD, PhD, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
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  • Song Gao, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Jeffrey A. Johnson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Health Economics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • ,
  • Ken Taub, MD, MBA, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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  • Braden Manns, MD, MSc, FRCPC

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    • Institute of Health Economics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
    • Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Foothills Medical Center, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Braden J. Manns, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Foothills Medical Center, 1403-29th St NW, Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2N 2T9.
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  • Alberta Kidney Disease Network

Received 25 July 2007 ,Accepted 11 December 2007.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.12.031 on March 28, 2008.

PII: S0272-6386(08)00063-2

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.12.031

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 51, Issue 5 , Pages 796-803 , May 2008

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