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High rates of central obesity and sarcopenia in CKD irrespective of renal replacement therapy – an observational cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Poor nutritional status of patients with renal disease has been associated with worsening of renal function and poor health outcomes. Simply measuring weight and height for calculation of the body mass index does however not capture the true picture of nutritional status in these patient...

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Autores principales: Dierkes, Jutta, Dahl, Helene, Lervaag Welland, Natasha, Sandnes, Kristina, Sæle, Kristin, Sekse, Ingegjerd, Marti, Hans-Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6180401/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30305034
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-018-1055-6