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Affiliation
Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Authors
Beck GJ, Collins AJ, Greene T, Kopple JD, Kusek JW, Levey AS, Menon V, Sarnak MJ, Wang X
Studies
Citation
Menon V, Kopple JD, Wang X, Beck GJ, Collins AJ, Kusek JW, Greene T, Levey AS, Sarnak MJ. Effect of a very low-protein diet on outcomes: long-term follow-up of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study. Am J Kidney Dis 2009 Feb;53(2):208-17. Epub 2008 Oct 31.Abstract
The long-term effect of a very low-protein diet on the progression of kidney disease is unknown. We examined the effect of a very low-protein diet on the development of kidney failure and death during long-term follow-up of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) Study.