Frailty Prevalence in Younger End-Stage Kidney Disease Patients Undergoing Dialysis and Transplantation.

CONCLUSIONS: Although frailty prevalence increases with age, younger patients have a high burden. Clinicians caring for this vulnerable population should recognize that younger patients may experience frailty and screen all age groups.
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Source: American Journal of Nephrology - July 7, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Chu NM, Chen X, Norman SP, Fitzpatrick J, Sozio SM, Jaar BG, Frey A, Estrella MM, Xue QL, Parekh RS, Segev DL, McAdams-DeMarco MA Tags: Am J Nephrol Source Type: research