Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 418-420 , October 2006

Planning for Renal Replacement Therapy in the Patient with Obesity

  • Brent W. Miller

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Brent W. Miller, MD, Barnes-Jewish Dialysis Center, 4205 Forest Park Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63108.

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PII: S1548-5595(06)00108-X

doi: 10.1053/j.ackd.2006.07.004

Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 13, Issue 4 , Pages 418-420 , October 2006

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