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Obesity and risk of death or dialysis in younger and older patients on specialized pre-dialysis care

BACKGROUND: Obesity is associated with increased mortality and accelerated decline in kidney function in the general population. Little is known about the effect of obesity in younger and older pre-dialysis patients. The aim of this study was to assess the extent to which obesity is a risk factor fo...

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Autores principales: Hoogeveen, Ellen K., Rothman, Kenneth J., Voskamp, Pauline W. M., de Mutsert, Renée, Halbesma, Nynke, Dekker, Friedo W.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5584800/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28873467
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184007