title: Significance of frailty among dialysis patients.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Section, San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA 94121, USA. kirsten.johansen@ucsf.edu
authors.forename: Kirsten L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Johansen
authors.forename: Glenn M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Chertow
authors.forename: Chengshi
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Nancy G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Kutner
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D006304:Health Status; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000150:complications / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy*; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D006435:Renal Dialysis; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate