Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 16, Issue 6 , Pages 420-429 , November 2009

The Intersection of Geriatrics and Chronic Kidney Disease: Frailty and Disability Among Older Adults With Kidney Disease

  • Wendy L. Cook

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Wendy L. Cook, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of British Columbia and St. Paul's Hospital, 9B–St. Paul's Hospital, 1081 Burrard Street, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1Y6 Canada.

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 Supported by St. Paul's Hospital Foundation Physician Scholar Award.

PII: S1548-5595(09)00132-3

doi: 10.1053/j.ackd.2009.07.008

Advances in Chronic Kidney Disease
Volume 16, Issue 6 , Pages 420-429 , November 2009

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