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Prediction of mortality and functional decline by changes in eGFR in the very elderly: the Leiden 85-plus study

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of chronic kidney disease is high in the elderly, but the effects of a decrease in the eGFR on mortality and functioning are still unclear. The aim of this study was to determine whether the combination of the eGFR and the eGFR slope is a predictor of mortality and functio...

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Autores principales: Van Pottelbergh, Gijs, Den Elzen, Wendy PJ, Degryse, Jan, Gussekloo, Jacobijn
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3689623/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23777458
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-13-61