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Dipstick proteinuria level is significantly associated with pre-morbid and in-hospital functional status among hospitalized older adults: a preliminary study

Although chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with functional decline, whether proteinuria alone is associated with functional statuses over the course of acute illnesses independent of CKD is unclear. During 2014, we prospectively enrolled non-dialysis patients aged ≥65 years, and all partici...

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Autores principales: Chao, Chia-Ter, Tsai, Hung-Bin, Chiang, Chih-Kang, Huang, Jenq-Wen, Hung, Kuan-Yu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5296719/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28176820
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep42030