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The concept of frailty in geriatric chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients.

Blood purification - 1 Jan 2015

Lam Morgan, Jassal Sarbjit V

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Frailty, which is a geriatric syndrome characterized by weakness, impaired mobility, balance, and minimal reserve, is highly prevalent in the renal population. While distinct from disability and comorbidity, some of the simplest and most clinically useful scales incorporate both the burden of medical symptoms and the effect on functional independence into the evaluation of frailty. In the renal population, the...

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PMID: 25661193
DOI: 10.1159/000368952

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