Physical frailty and functional status in patients with advanced kidney disease: a protocol for a systematic review

Physical frailty and functional status in patients with advanced kidney disease: a protocol for a systematic review

Abstract Background Predicting outcomes in those with chronic kidney disease or following transplantation is challenging, and current models lack detailed patient-level information. Frailty and poor functional status are risk factors for adverse patient outcomes that may be useful additions to progn...

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Main Authors: Kendra E. Brett, Alexandria Bennett, Lindsay J. Ritchie, Greg A. Knoll
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
Subjects:
Frailty
Functional status
Kidney transplantation
Chronic kidney disease
Systematic review
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13643-017-0536-1

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