A feasibility study of implementing grip strength measurement into routine hospital practice (GRImP): study protocol

BACKGROUND: Handgrip strength is a non-invasive marker of muscle strength, and low grip strength in hospital inpatients is associated with poor healthcare outcomes including longer length of stay, increased functional limitations, and mortality. Measuring grip strength is simple and inexpensive. How...

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Autores principales: Ibrahim, Kinda, May, Carl, Patel, Harnish P., Baxter, Mark, Sayer, Avan A., Roberts, Helen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Study Protocol
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5154137/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27965846
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40814-016-0067-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5154137/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27965846
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40814-016-0067-x

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