A prospective multicentre study of the nutritional status in children on chronic peritoneal dialysis

The anthropometry–bioimpedance analysis–nutrition (ABN) score is a recently proposed objective method of assessing malnutrition in children on chronic peritoneal dialysis (CPD) that uses nine parameters based on anthropometry, skinfold thickness and bioimpedance analysis. The aim of this prospective...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation dialysis, transplantation, 2006-07, Vol.21 (7), p.1946-1951
Hauptverfasser: Edefonti, Alberto, Paglialonga, Fabio, Picca, Marina, Perfumo, Francesco, Verrina, Enrico, Lavoratti, Giancarlo, Rinaldi, Stefano, Rizzoni, Gainfranco, Zacchello, Graziella, Ciofani, Antonio, Sorino, Palma, Loi, Silvana, Grassi, M. R.
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Zusammenfassung:The anthropometry–bioimpedance analysis–nutrition (ABN) score is a recently proposed objective method of assessing malnutrition in children on chronic peritoneal dialysis (CPD) that uses nine parameters based on anthropometry, skinfold thickness and bioimpedance analysis. The aim of this prospective, cross-sectional study was to apply it to children treated with CPD in seven Italian paediatric nephrology centres, with a score of
ISSN:0931-0509
1460-2385
DOI:10.1093/ndt/gfl094