Low muscle strength and physical function contribute to falls in hemodialysis patients, but not muscle mass - Shirai N, Yamamoto S, Osawa Y, Tsubaki A, Morishita S, Sugahara T, Narita I.

INTRODUCTION: Patients on hemodialysis (HD) have a higher incidence of fractures than the general population. Sarcopenia is frequently observed in patients on HD; however, the association of falls with sarcopenia and its diagnostic factors, including muscl...
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