Viability of gait speed test in hospitalized elderly patients

OBJECTIVE: The gait speed test (GST) is a physical test that can predict falls and aid in the diagnosis of sarcopenia in the elderly. However, to our knowledge, there have been no studies evaluating its reproducibility in hospitalized elderly patients. The objective of this study was to evaluate the...

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Autores principales: Martinez, Bruno Prata, Batista, Anne Karine Menezes Santos, Ramos, Isis Resende, Dantas, Júlio Cesar, Gomes, Isabela Barboza, Forgiarini, Luiz Alberto, Camelier, Fernanda Rosa Warken, Camelier, Aquiles Assunção
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisiologia 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5569616/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27383933
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37562015000000058

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5569616/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27383933
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-37562015000000058

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