Extracellular Fluid/Intracellular Fluid Volume Ratio as a Novel Risk Indicator for All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease in Hemodialysis Patients

Eun-Jung Kim; Myung-Jin Choi; Jeoung-Hwan Lee; Ji-Eun Oh; Jang-Won Seo; Young-Ki Lee; Jong-Woo Yoon; Hyung-Jik Kim; Jung-Woo Noh; Ja-Ryong Koo

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0170272

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Extracellular Fluid/Intracellular Fluid Volume Ratio as a Novel Risk Indicator for All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease in Hemodialysis Patients

Eun-Jung Kim,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym Kidney Research Institute, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea, Division of Nephrology, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, Hwaseong-si, Korea
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Myung-Jin Choi,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym Kidney Research Institute, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea
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Jeoung-Hwan Lee,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym Kidney Research Institute, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea
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Ji-Eun Oh,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym Kidney Research Institute, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea
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Jang-Won Seo,

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym Kidney Research Institute, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea, Division of Nephrology, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, Hwaseong-si, Korea
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Young-Ki Lee,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym Kidney Research Institute, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea
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Jong-Woo Yoon,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym Kidney Research Institute, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea
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Hyung-Jik Kim,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym Kidney Research Institute, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea
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Jung-Woo Noh,

Affiliation Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym Kidney Research Institute, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea
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Ja-Ryong Koo

* E-mail: jrkoo@hallym.ac.kr

Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym Kidney Research Institute, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea, Division of Nephrology, Dongtan Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University Medical Center, Hwaseong-si, Korea

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4245-2569

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Extracellular Fluid/Intracellular Fluid Volume Ratio as a Novel Risk Indicator for All-Cause Mortality and Cardiovascular Disease in Hemodialysis Patients

Eun-Jung Kim,
Myung-Jin Choi,
Jeoung-Hwan Lee,
Ji-Eun Oh,
Jang-Won Seo,
Young-Ki Lee,
Jong-Woo Yoon,
Hyung-Jik Kim,
Jung-Woo Noh,
Ja-Ryong Koo

Published: January 18, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170272

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