TY - JOUR
T1 - Economic effects of treatment of chronic kidney disease with low-protein diet.
AU - Mennini, Francesco S.
AU - Russo, Simone
AU - Marcellusi, Andrea
AU - Quintaliani, Giuseppe
AU - Fouque, Denis
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - The results of these simulations indicate that the treatment of CKD patients with a very low-protein diet is cost-effective relative to a moderate low-protein diet in an Italian setting. Further studies should test this model in other countries with different dialysis costs and dietary support.
AB - The results of these simulations indicate that the treatment of CKD patients with a very low-protein diet is cost-effective relative to a moderate low-protein diet in an Italian setting. Further studies should test this model in other countries with different dialysis costs and dietary support.
KW - Health services research
UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25167997
M3 - Article
C2 - 25167997
SN - 1051-2276
VL - 24
SP - 313
EP - 321
JO - Journal of Renal Nutrition
JF - Journal of Renal Nutrition
IS - 5
ER -