Handgrip Strength Predicts Functional Decline at Discharge in Hospitalized Male Elderly: A Hospital Cohort Study

Functional decline after hospitalization is a common adverse outcome in elderly. An easy to use, reproducible and accurate tool to identify those at risk would aid focusing interventions in those at higher risk. Handgrip strength has been shown to predict adverse outcomes in other settings. The aim...

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Autores principales: García-Peña, Carmen, García-Fabela, Luis C., Gutiérrez-Robledo, Luis M., García-González, Jose J., Arango-Lopera, Victoria E., Pérez-Zepeda, Mario U.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2013
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3723742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23936113
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069849

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3723742/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23936113
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069849

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