Clinical effectiveness of grip strength in predicting ambulation of elderly inpatients

BACKGROUND: Assessing the clinical effectiveness of measuring grip strength as a prognostic tool in recovering ambulation in bed-confined frail elderly patients. METHODS: A prospective study was carried out with 50 elderly inpatients (mean age: 81.6 years old). Manual muscle test was used for checki...

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Autores principales: Beseler, MR, Rubio, C, Duarte, E, Hervás, D, Guevara, MC, Giner-Pascual, M, Viosca, E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4224092/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25395842
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S62002

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4224092/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25395842
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/CIA.S62002

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