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Kidney function and prevalent and incident frailty.
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN - 1 Dec 2013
Dalrymple Lorien S, Katz Ronit, Rifkin Dena E, Siscovick David, Newman Anne B, Fried Linda F, Sarnak Mark J, Odden Michelle C, Shlipak Michael G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Kidney disease is associated with physiologic changes that may predispose to frailty. This study sought to investigate whether lower levels of kidney function were associated with prevalent or incident frailty in Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) participants. DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: CHS enrolled community-dwelling adults age ≥65 years between 1989-1990 and...
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