Frailty and chronic kidney disease: A systematic review.

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Abstract

Frailty is associated with increased vulnerability to poor health. There is growing interest in understanding the association between frailty and chronic kidney disease (CKD). This systematic review explored how frailty is measured in patients with CKD and the association between frailty and adverse outcomes across different stages of renal impairment.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Arch Gerontol Geriatr

Title: Archives of gerontology and geriatrics

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1872-6976

ISSN (Print): 0167-4943

Publication date (Electronic): November 5 2016

Volume: 68

Affiliations

[1 ] Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Electronic address: rakin.chowdhury@uqconnect.edu.au.

[2 ] Centre for Research in Geriatric Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S0167-4943(16)30187-X

DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2016.10.007

PubMed ID: 27810661

SO-VID: f6aba736-0322-4619-8a76-61dc9f296b6b

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Keywords: Chronic,Frail elderly,Renal insufficiency

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Keywords: Chronic, Frail elderly, Renal insufficiency

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