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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...
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 |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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