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A cohort study of insulin-like growth factor 1 and mortality in haemodialysis patients
BACKGROUND: Protein-energy wasting (PEW) is highly prevalent in haemodialysis (HD) patients and associated with increased mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) correlates to markers of PEW and CVD. Disturbances in the growth hormone axis in end-stage renal...
Autores principales: | , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2016
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4720197/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26798476 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfv118 |