Sarcopenia: A Major Challenge in Elderly Patients with End-Stage Renal Disease

Sarcopenia is a condition of multifaceted etiology arising in many elderly people. In patients with chronic kidney, the loss of muscle mass is much more intensive and the first signs of sarcopenia are observed in younger patients than it is expected. It is associated with the whole-body protein-ener...

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Main Authors: Maciej Domański, Kazimierz Ciechanowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Journal of Aging Research
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/754739
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