Sarcopenia is Related to Mortality in the Acutely Hospitalized Geriatric Patient

BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia is defined as low skeletal muscle mass with poor physical performance, representing a strong prognostic factor for mortality in older people. Although highly prevalent in hospitalized geriatric patients, it is unknown whether sarcopenia can also predict mortality in these pati...

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Autores principales: Sipers, Walther M. W. H., de Blois, W., Schols, J. M. G. A., van Loon, L. J. C., Verdijk, Lex B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Paris 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6399956/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30697621
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12603-018-1134-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6399956/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30697621
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12603-018-1134-1

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