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Affiliation
Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA.; Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.; Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.; Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California, USA.; Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA.
Authors
Molfino Alessio, Beck Gerald J, Li Minwei, Lo Joan C, Kaysen George A
Studies
Abstract
Correction of metabolic acidosis in patients with chronic kidney disease has been associated with improvement in thyroid function. We examined whether changes in bicarbonate were associated with changes in thyroid function in patients with end-stage renal disease receiving conventional or more frequent haemodialysis.