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The frailty phenotype in hemodialysis patients and its association with biochemical markers of mineral bone disorder, inflammation and nutrition.
Romanian journal of internal medicine = Revue roumaine de medecine interne - 1 Mar 2022
Mutevelić-Turković Alma, Resić Halima, Roljić Badema Čengić, Dervišević Amela, Bećiragić Amela
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Introduction: Frailty is a state of increased vulnerability to physical stressors. It is common in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who are on hemodialysis (HD).The aim of this study was to analyze the presence of frailty phenotype among HD patients and to evaluate their interrelationship with different biochemical markers.Methods: For the frailty assessment the Frailty Phenotype by Fried et al. was...
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