Journal:
:nephro-urology monthly
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nihal ozkayar department of nephrology, ankara numune education and research hospital, ankara, turkey; department of nephrology, ankara numune education and research hospital, ankara, turkey. tel: +90-3125084553, fax: +90-3123104616
bulent altun department of nephrology, faculty of medicine, hacettepe university, ankara, turkey
meltem halil division of geriatric medicine, faculty of medicine, hacettepe university, ankara, turkey
mehmet e. kuyumcu division of geriatric medicine, faculty of medicine, hacettepe university, ankara, turkey
gunes arik department of nephrology, faculty of medicine, hacettepe university, ankara, turkey
yusuf yesil division of geriatric medicine, faculty of medicine, hacettepe university, ankara, turkey
conclusions chronic renal disease contributes to sarcopenia, which may develop at an earlier age in rtr. background chronic kidney disease can lead to sarcopenia; however, no study has described sarcopenia in the patients undergoing renal transplantation. objectives the aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of sarcopenia in renal transplant recipients (rtr) and to evaluate the d...