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Frailty, chronic kidney disease and falls: A vicious circle
Fabio Fabbian1, Alfredo De Giorgi2, María Aurora Rodríguez Borrego3, Pablo Jesús López-Soto3
1Clinica Medica, Department of Medical Sciences, University Hospital of Ferrara, University of Ferrara, Italy
2Clinica Medica, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Ferrara, Italy
3Department of Nursing, Maimónides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofía University Hospital, Univesity of Cordoba

Article ID: 100033Z09FF2017
doi:10.5348/Z09-2017-33-ED-5

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MD, Clinica Medica, Department of Medical Science
University of Ferrara, Department of Medicine
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Fabbian F, De Giorgi A, Rodríguez-Borrego AR, López-Soto PJ. Frailty, chronic kidney disease and falls: A vicious circle. J Case Rep Images Med 2017;3:14–17.

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Acknowledgements
We are indebted to Mrs. Mauro Pasin from University of Ferrara, for his valuable and precious collaboration.

Author Contributions
Fabio Fabbian – Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Alfredo De Giorgi – Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
María Aurora Rodríguez Borrego – Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Pablo Jesús López-Soto – Analysis and interpretation of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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