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“Yubi-wakka” (Finger-Ring) Test: A Tool to Detect Prefrailty in Elderly Populations, a Pilot Study
BACKGROUND: Preventing frailty of elderly is an urgent issue in Japan. The “Yubi-wakka” (finger-ring) test was developed and validated as a predictor of sarcopenia, disability and even mortality. To clarify the prevalence of “frailty” defined by this test and the relationship between other indexes c...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elmer Press
2019
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6731048/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31523335 http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/jocmr3917 |