Muscle mass and muscle strength are associated with pre- and post-hospitalization falls in older male inpatients: a longitudinal cohort study

BACKGROUND: Low muscle mass and strength are highly prevalent in inpatients. It is acknowledged that low muscle mass and strength are associated with falls in community-dwelling older adults, but it is unknown if these muscle measures are also associated with falls in a population of older inpatient...

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Autores principales: Van Ancum, Jeanine M., Pijnappels, Mirjam, Jonkman, Nini H., Scheerman, Kira, Verlaan, Sjors, Meskers, Carel G. M., Maier, Andrea B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5956790/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29769029
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-018-0812-5

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5956790/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29769029
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-018-0812-5

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