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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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Autores principales: Lee, Yu Ho, Kim, Jin Sug, Jung, Su-Woong, Hwang, Hyeon Seok, Moon, Ju-Young, Jeong, Kyung-Hwan, Lee, Sang-Ho, Lee, So-Young, Ko, Gang Jee, Lee, Dong-Young, Lee, Hong joo, Kim, Yang Gyun
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/PMC7203881/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32375664
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12882-020-01831-8