Use of phosphate-binders and risk of infection-related and all-cause mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis: The Q-Cohort Study

Use of phosphate-binders and risk of infection-related and all-cause mortality in patients undergoing hemodialysis: The Q-Cohort Study

Abstract The use of phosphate (P)-binders allows hemodialysis patients to take in more protein and thus may maintain a good nutritional status. Protein-energy-malnutrition increases the risk of infection-related death. The association between use of P-binders and the relative risks of infection-rela...

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Main Authors: Shunsuke Yamada, Masanori Tokumoto, Masatomo Taniguchi, Hisako Yoshida, Hokuto Arase, Narihito Tatsumoto, Hideki Hirakata, Takanari Kitazono, Kazuhiko Tsuruya
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Medicine
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Science
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/d28e5f207a7b4dafa65296d34a2dd25a
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