The prevalence of sarcopenia in fallers and those at risk of falls in a secondary care falls unit as measured by bio-impedance analysis

OBJECTIVES: Sarcopenia is characterised by loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength with adverse outcomes: physical disability, poor quality of life and death. Low muscle mass and strength are risk factors for falls, although there are few data available on the prevalence of sarcopenia in fallers....

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Autores principales: Barnes, Katherine Sarah, Smeed, Barbara, Taylor, Rachael, Hood, Victoria, Brooke-Wavell, Katherine, Slee, Adrian, Ryg, Jesper, Masud, Tahir
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: HYLONOME PUBLICATIONS 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7155343/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32300701
http://dx.doi.org/10.22540/JFSF-03-128

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