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Fatal outcome after ingestion of star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) in uremic patients.

Published Feb 1, 2000 · Jer-Ming Chang, Shang-Jyh Hwang, H. Kuo

American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation

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Study Snapshot

Ingesting star fruit in dialysis patients may cause neurological symptoms and death, even in those not yet undergoing dialysis.

PopulationOlder adults (50-71 years)

Sample size24

MethodsObservational

OutcomesBody Mass Index projections

ResultsSocial networks mitigate obesity in older groups.

Fatal outcome after ingestion of star fruit (Averrhoa carambola) in uremic patients.

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