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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...
Autores principales: | Beseler, MR, Rubio, C, Duarte, E, Hervás, D, Guevara, MC, Giner-Pascual, M, Viosca, E |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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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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