Physical function management for elderly dialysis patients: prevention and improvement of frailty and disability
Abstract Frailty has become an emerging public health problem in the aging society and is regarded as a state of vulnerability to developing increased dependency and/or mortality when exposed to a stressor. As the proportion of elderly dialysis patients is increasing worldwide, frailty has recently...
Main Authors: | Kosaku Nitta, Norio Hanafusa, Yuki Kawaguchi, Ken Tsuchiya |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-01-01
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Series: | Renal Replacement Therapy |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s41100-023-00459-2 |
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