Prognostic value of physical function tests: hand grip strength and six-minute walking test in elderly hospitalized patients

To discern if physical function test are better mortality predictors than muscle mass in elderly hospitalized patients, we analyzed the prognostic value of muscle mass malnutrition and compared it with physical muscle function tests, including the six-minute walking test (6MWT) and hand grip strengt...

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Autores principales: Martín-Ponce, Esther, Hernández-Betancor, Iván, González-Reimers, Emilio, Hernández-Luis, Rubén, Martínez-Riera, Antonio, Santolaria, Francisco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4273599/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25531922
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep07530

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