Prevalence and associated factors of protein- energy wasting among patients with chronic kidney disease at Mulago hospital, Kampala-Uganda: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is global health concern and priority. It is the 12th leading cause of death worldwide. Protein Energy Wasting occurs in 20–25% of patients with chronic kidney disease and can lead to a high morbidity and mortality rate. We determined the prevalence of protei...

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Autores principales: Namuyimbwa, Lydia, Atuheire, Collins, Okullo, Joel, Kalyesubula, Robert
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6003131/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29902980
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-018-0920-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6003131/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29902980
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-018-0920-7

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