Nutritional Status and Immune Functions in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients

• Main Authors: Hayriye Sayarlioglu (Author), Reha Erkoc (Author), Cengiz Demir (Author), Ekrem Dogan (Author), Mehmet Sayarlioglu (Author), Ahmet Faik Oner (Author), Imdat Dilek (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Epidemiological studies suggest various kinds of immune dysregulation in hemodialysis (HD) patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between immune functions and nutritional status of HD patients. We studied 54 patients with ESRD on chronic HD, included 34 females and 20 ma...