Serum creatinine as a marker of muscle mass in chronic kidney disease: results of a cross-sectional study and review of literature

BACKGROUND: Higher muscle mass is associated with better outcomes and longevity in patients with chronic disease states. Imaging studies such as dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) are among the gold standard methods for assessing body fat and lean body mass (LBM), approximately half of which is...

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Autores principales: Patel, Sapna S., Molnar, Miklos Z., Tayek, John A., Ix, Joachim H., Noori, Nazanin, Benner, Deborah, Heymsfield, Steven, Kopple, Joel D., Kovesdy, Csaba P., Kalantar-Zadeh, Kamyar
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer-Verlag 2012
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3581614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22777757
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13539-012-0079-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3581614/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22777757
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13539-012-0079-1

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