Incidence, complications and risk factors for severe falls in patients on maintenance haemodialysis

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 352-357

  Rossier, Alain ^a   Pruijm, Menno ^a   Hannane, Dores ^a   Burnier, Michel ^a   Teta, Daniel ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

elderly; haemodialysis; POMA test; risk factor

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FALL RISK; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; HEMODIALYSIS PATIENT; HUMAN; MAINTENANCE THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL HISTORY; PERFORMANCE ORIENTED MOBILITY ASSESSMENT TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERE FALL;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 84856677400     PISSN: 09310509     EISSN: 14602385     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfr326     Document Type: Article

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