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Response to letter to the editor on “The prevalence and influencing factors of frailty in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis”

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Li, BH., Wu, GC. Response to letter to the editor on “The prevalence and influencing factors of frailty in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis”. Int Urol Nephrol 56, 1513–1514 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-023-03835-3

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