Handgrip strength as a diagnostic tool for frailty risk in elderly patients with moderate to severe asthma

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate handgrip strength (HGS) as a diagnostic tool for frailty risk in elderly patients with asthma, as well as to investigate the prevalence of frailty in this population. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study including 96 patients ≥ 60 years of age diagnosed with moderate to s...

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Autores principales: Figueiredo, Ricardo G, Holguin, Fernando, Pizzichini, Marcia, Pinheiro, Gabriela P, Arata, Vanessa, Leal, Maisa F M, Santana, Cinthia V N, Cruz, Álvaro A, Bessa, José
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10578904/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37493789
http://dx.doi.org/10.36416/1806-3756/e20220465

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10578904/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37493789
http://dx.doi.org/10.36416/1806-3756/e20220465

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