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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...

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Autores principales: Nilsson, Erik, Carrero, Juan Jesus, Heimbürger, Olof, Hellberg, Olof, Lindholm, Bengt, Stenvinkel, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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