Comparison of Self-Report–Based and Physical Performance–Based Frailty Definitions Among Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis

BACKGROUND: A well accepted definition of frailty includes measurements of physical performance, which may limit its clinical utility. STUDY DESIGN: In a cross-sectional study, we compared prevalence and patient characteristics based on a frailty definition that uses self-reported function to the cl...

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Main Authors: Johansen, Kirsten L., Dalrymple, Lorien S., Delgado, Cynthia, Kaysen, George A., Kornak, John, Grimes, Barbara, Chertow, Glenn M.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2014
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4177262/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24793033
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1053/j.ajkd.2014.03.016
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