American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 4 , Pages 576-578 , April 2009

Effects of Dietary Modification on Albumin Excretion Rate

  • Mahboob Rahman, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Mahboob Rahman, MD, MS, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals of Cleveland, 11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44106
    • ,
  • Michael C. Smith, MD

      Affiliations

    • University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio

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PII: S0272-6386(09)00150-4

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2009.01.254

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 53, Issue 4 , Pages 576-578 , April 2009

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