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Handgrip strength as an instrument for assessing the risk of malnutrition and inflammation in hemodialysis patients

INDRODUCTION: Establishing which parameters to use for diagnosing malnutrition in hemodialysis patients is a challenge in clinical practice. The handgrip strength (HGS) has stood out as a method of assessing nutritional status. Thus, the aim of this study was to determine the cut-off point for HGS i...

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Autores principales: Sostisso, Caroline Finger, Olikszechen, Mayara, Sato, Melissa Nihi, Oliveira, Miriam de Aguiar Souza Cruz, Karam, Scheila
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Nefrologia 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7860643/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32672327
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/2175-8239-JBN-2019-0177