Potential Role of Vegetarianism on Nutritional and Cardiovascular Status in Taiwanese Dialysis Patients: A Case-Control Study

Shih-Hsiang Ou; Mei-Yin Chen; Chien-Wei Huang; Nai-Ching Chen; Chien-Hsing Wu; Chih-Yang Hsu; Kang-Ju Chou; Po-Tsang Lee; Hua-Chang Fang; Chien-Liang Chen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0156297

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Potential Role of Vegetarianism on Nutritional and Cardiovascular Status in Taiwanese Dialysis Patients: A Case-Control Study

Shih-Hsiang Ou,

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Mei-Yin Chen,

Affiliation Division of Nutrition, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chien-Wei Huang,

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Nai-Ching Chen,

Affiliation Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chien-Hsing Wu,

Affiliation Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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Chih-Yang Hsu,

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Kang-Ju Chou,

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Po-Tsang Lee,

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Hua-Chang Fang,

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Chien-Liang Chen

* E-mail: cclchen@seed.net.tw; cclchen1@vghks.gov.tw

Affiliations Division of Nephrology, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Department of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Potential Role of Vegetarianism on Nutritional and Cardiovascular Status in Taiwanese Dialysis Patients: A Case-Control Study

Shih-Hsiang Ou,
Mei-Yin Chen,
Chien-Wei Huang,
Nai-Ching Chen,
Chien-Hsing Wu,
Chih-Yang Hsu,
Kang-Ju Chou,
Po-Tsang Lee,
Hua-Chang Fang,
Chien-Liang Chen

Published: June 13, 2016
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0156297

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