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Gender-specific associations of skeletal muscle mass and arterial stiffness among peritoneal dialysis patients

Decreased skeletal muscle has been identified as a relevant factor for arterial stiffness but has not been thoroughly investigated in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between skeletal muscle and arterial stiffness in PD patients. A cross-se...

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Autores principales: Liu, Xinhui, Zheng, Xunhua, Yi, Chunyan, Wu, Juan, Ye, Hongjian, Guo, Qunying, Yu, Xueqing, Yang, Xiao
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5778131/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29358587
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19710-6