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A randomized controlled trial of exercise to prevent muscle mass and functional loss in elderly hemodialysis patients: Rationale, study design, and baseline sample

BACKGROUND: Elderly maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients exhibit muscle wasting and impaired physical function. This trial determines whether MHD patients benefit from a 12-week home-based exercise program, protein supplementation, or both. DESIGN: and Methods: This is a randomized, blinded contr...

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Autores principales: Chan, Khin N., Chen, Yu, Lit, Yiming, Massaband, Payam, Kiratli, Jenny, Rabkin, Ralph, Myers, Jonathan N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6536673/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31193611
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conctc.2019.100365