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Gait speed and handgrip strength as predictors of all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events in hemodialysis patients
BACKGROUND: Low physical performance in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis is associated with a high mortality rate. We investigated the clinical relevance of gait speed and handgrip strength, the two most commonly used methods of assessing physical performance. METHODS: We obtained data r...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7203881/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32375664 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-020-01831-8 |