Home-based exercise and bone mineral density in peritoneal dialysis patients: a randomized pilot study

Abstract Background The prevalence of osteopenia and osteoporosis is higher in patients with chronic kidney disease than that in the general population. Although physical exercise prevents bone loss in hemodialysis (HD) patients, previous studies have not focused on peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients...

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Main Authors: Kumi Watanabe, Yuka Kamijo, Mai Yanagi, Yoshitaka Ishibashi, Taku Harada, Masahiro Kohzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-021-02289-y