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Cutoff values for appendicular skeletal muscle mass and strength in relation to fear of falling among Brazilian older adults: cross-sectional study

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Sarcopenia is an emerging public health issue in Brazil. Because of its high prevalence and the lack of national data, the objective here was to identify cutoff points for appendicular skeletal muscle (ASM) and handgrip strength in relation to fear of falling among Brazilian o...

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Autores principales: Sampaio, Ricardo Aurélio Carvalho, Sampaio, Priscila Yukari Sewo, Castaño, Luz Albany Arcila, Barbieri, João Francisco, Coelho, Hélio José, Arai, Hidenori, Uchida, Marco Carlos, Gutierrez, Gustavo Luis
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Associação Paulista de Medicina - APM 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10027249/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29116308
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1516-3180.2017.0049030517