American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 1 , Pages 66-73 , July 2008

Waist Circumference and Visceral Fat in CKD: A Cross-sectional Study

  • Fabiana M.R. Sanches, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Nutrition Program, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Carla M. Avesani, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Maria A. Kamimura, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Nutrition Program, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
    • Division of Nephrology, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
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  • Marcelo M. Lemos, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
    • ,
  • Jonas Axelsson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
    • ,
  • Priscila Vasselai, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Nutrition Program, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
    • ,
  • Sergio A. Draibe, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Nephrology, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
    • ,
  • Lilian Cuppari, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Nutrition Program, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
    • Division of Nephrology, Federal University of São Paulo, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Lilian Cuppari, PhD, Rua Pedro de Toledo, 282, 04039-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Received 12 October 2007 ,Accepted 12 February 2008.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.02.004 on April 29, 2008.

PII: S0272-6386(08)00173-X

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.02.004

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 52, Issue 1 , Pages 66-73 , July 2008

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