PubMed ID:
24504731
Public Release Type:
Journal
Publication Year: 2014
Affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 North Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA, aabraham@jhsph.edu.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00467-014-2768-9
Authors:
Abraham AG,
Furth SL,
Mak RH,
Mitsnefes M,
Moxey-Mims M,
Warady B,
White C
Studies:
The Chronic Kidney Disease in Children Cohort Study
In adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD), protein-energy wasting (PEW) is a risk factor for hospitalization and death. However, PEW in children with CKD is not well characterized or defined.