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Editorial
. 2019 Nov 7;14(11):1554-1556.
doi: 10.2215/CJN.11190919. Epub 2019 Oct 18.

Frailty and CKD: Chicken or the Egg?

Cynthia Delgado  1   2
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Editorial

Frailty and CKD: Chicken or the Egg?

Cynthia Delgado. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. .
No abstract available

Keywords: Frailty Incidence; aged; chronic kidney disease; chronic renal insufficiency; frail elderly; frailty; humans; kidney function.

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  • Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Decline and Incident Frailty in Older Adults.
    Guerville F, de Souto Barreto P, Taton B, Bourdel-Marchasson I, Rolland Y, Vellas B; Multidomain Alzheimer Preventive Trial (MAPT)/Data Sharing Alzheimer (DSA) Group. Guerville F, et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019 Nov 7;14(11):1597-1604. doi: 10.2215/CJN.03750319. Epub 2019 Oct 18. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019. PMID: 31628118 Free PMC article.

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