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Frailty and falls among adult patients undergoing chronic hemodialysis: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Patients undergoing hemodialysis are at high risk of falls, with subsequent complications including fractures, loss of independence, hospitalization, and institutionalization. Factors associated with falls are poorly understood in this population. We hypothesized that insights derived fr...

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Autores principales: McAdams-DeMarco, Mara A, Suresh, Sunitha, Law, Andrew, Salter, Megan L, Gimenez, Luis F, Jaar, Bernard G, Walston, Jeremy D, Segev, Dorry L
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/PMC3852906/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24131569
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2369-14-224