Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 19, Issue 11 , Pages 811-815 , December 2009

The usefulness of the prognostic inflammatory and nutritional index (PINI) in a haemodialysis population

  • M. Dessì

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    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Tor Vergata, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +39 06 20902359, fax: +39 06 20902357.
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  • A. Noce

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, University Hospital Tor Vergata, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy
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  • A. Agnoli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Tor Vergata, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy
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  • S. De Angelis

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, University Hospital Tor Vergata, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy
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  • L. Fuiano

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, University Hospital Tor Vergata, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy
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  • C. Tozzo

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, University Hospital Tor Vergata, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy
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  • M. Taccone-Gallucci

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology and Dialysis Unit, University Hospital Tor Vergata, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy
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  • G. Fuiano

      Affiliations

    • Nephrology Dept, University Magna Graecia, Catanzaro, Italy
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  • G. Federici

      Affiliations

    • Department of Laboratory Medicine, University Hospital Tor Vergata, Viale Oxford 81, 00133 Rome, Italy

Received 21 August 2008 ,Revised 13 January 2009 ,Accepted 29 January 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2009.01.009

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 19, Issue 11 , Pages 811-815 , December 2009

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