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Sarcopenia as a predictor of hospitalization among older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Previous cohort studies investigating the association between sarcopenia and the risk of hospitalization have been inconsistent. We performed a meta-analysis to determine if sarcopenia is a predictor of hospitalization. METHODS: Prospective cohort studies that evaluated the association b...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Xiaoming, Zhang, Wenwu, Wang, Conghua, Tao, Wuyuan, Dou, Qingli, Yang, Yunzhi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6103964/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30134867
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-018-0878-0