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The relative importance of frailty, physical and cardiovascular function as exercise-modifiable predictors of falls in haemodialysis patients: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Stage 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD-5) patients on haemodialysis (HD) are at high risk of accidental falls. Previous research has shown that frailty is one of the primary contributors to the increased risk of falling in this clinical population. However, HD patients often present with ab...

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Autores principales: Zanotto, Tobia, Mercer, Thomas H., van der Linden, Marietta L., Rush, Robert, Traynor, Jamie P., Petrie, Colin J., Doyle, Arthur, Chalmers, Karen, Allan, Nicola, Shilliday, Ilona, Koufaki, Pelagia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7071740/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32169050
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-020-01759-z