Socio-economic factors, food habits and phosphorus levels in patients on hemodialysis

• Main Authors: Domenico Santoro (Author), MariaTeresa Ingegnieri (Author), Giuseppe Vita (Author), Andrea Pisacane (Author), Guido Bellinghieri (Author), Vincenzo Savica (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology, 2012-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hyperphosphoremia is one of the most important risk factors for morbidity and mortality not only for CKD but also for general population. Excessive dietary intake of phosphate (P) is one of the key factors. In particular, P in its inorganic form, which is contained in food additives, is more readily...