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Frailty assessment in older adults using upper-extremity function: index development

BACKGROUND: Numerous multidimensional assessment tools have been developed to measure frailty; however, the clinical feasibility of these tools is limited. We previously developed and validated an upper-extremity function (UEF) assessment method that incorporates wearable motion sensors. The purpose...

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Autores principales: Toosizadeh, Nima, Wendel, Christopher, Hsu, Chiu-Hsieh, Zamrini, Edward, Mohler, Jane
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5457588/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28577355
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-017-0509-1