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Frailty and chronic kidney disease: current evidence and continuing uncertainties

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Frailty and chronic kidney disease: current evidence and continuing uncertainties. / Nixon, Andrew C; Bampouras, Theodoros M; Pendleton, Neil et al.
In: Clinical kidney journal, Vol. 11, No. 2, 04.2018, p. 236-245.

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Nixon, AC, Bampouras, TM, Pendleton, N, Woywodt, A, Mitra, S & Dhaygude, A 2018, 'Frailty and chronic kidney disease: current evidence and continuing uncertainties', Clinical kidney journal, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 236-245. https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfx134

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Nixon, A. C., Bampouras, T. M., Pendleton, N., Woywodt, A., Mitra, S., & Dhaygude, A. (2018). Frailty and chronic kidney disease: current evidence and continuing uncertainties. Clinical kidney journal, 11(2), 236-245. https://doi.org/10.1093/ckj/sfx134

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Nixon AC, Bampouras TM, Pendleton N, Woywodt A, Mitra S, Dhaygude A. Frailty and chronic kidney disease: current evidence and continuing uncertainties. Clinical kidney journal. 2018 Apr;11(2):236-245. Epub 2017 Dec 2. doi: 10.1093/ckj/sfx134

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Nixon, Andrew C ; Bampouras, Theodoros M ; Pendleton, Neil et al. / Frailty and chronic kidney disease : current evidence and continuing uncertainties. In: Clinical kidney journal. 2018 ; Vol. 11, No. 2. pp. 236-245.

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