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Association between walking ability and trunk and lower-limb muscle atrophy in institutionalized elderly women: a longitudinal pilot study
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between walking ability and muscle atrophy in the trunk and lower limbs. METHODS: Subjects in this longitudinal study were 21 elderly women who resided in nursing homes. The thicknesses of the following trunk and lower-limb muscles...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4551471/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26311527 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40101-015-0069-z |