Frailty in elderly patients with chronic kidney disease under conservative treatment

Objective: to assess the frail level of the elderly with chronic kidney disease under conservative treatment. Methods: this is a cross-sectional and correlational study performed with 35 elderly. The frailty was assessed using the Edmonton Frail Scale instrument. A descriptive analysis and Spearman...

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Main Authors: Aline de Sousa Meira, Marcelo Aparecido Batista, Roberta Maria de Pina Pereira, Rosalina Aparecida Partezani Rodrigues, Jack Roberto Silva Fhon, Luciana Kusumota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal do Ceará 2016-06-01
Series:Rev Rene
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