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Relation Between Respiratory Muscle Strength and Skeletal Muscle Mass and Hand Grip Strength in the Healthy Elderly

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate sarcopenic indices in relation to respiratory muscle strength (RMS) in elderly people. METHODS: This study included 65 volunteers over the age of 60 (30 men and 35 women). The skeletal muscle mass index (SMI) was measured using bioimpedance analysis. Limb muscle function was a...

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Autores principales: Shin, Hyun iee, Kim, Don-Kyu, Seo, Kyung Mook, Kang, Si Hyun, Lee, Sang Yoon, Son, Sunhan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5608677/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28971054
http://dx.doi.org/10.5535/arm.2017.41.4.686