Health-related quality-of-life differences in men and women with advanced kidney disease
Peer-Reviewed Publication
• At the start of a study of older adults with advanced kidney disease, women had lower average physical and mental health-related quality-of-life scores compared with men. • Over time, however, both physical and mental scores declined approximately twice as fast in men than in women.
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