Decreased swallowing function in the sarcopenic elderly without clinical dysphagia: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia and dysphagia are prevalent health issues as the elderly population continues to grow. However, whether sarcopenia, defined by either reduced handgrip strength or gait speed, would lead to pathological effects on swallowing function is still a matter of debate. Studies focusin...

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Autores principales: Chen, Yen-Chih, Chen, Pei-Yun, Wang, Yu-Chen, Wang, Tyng-Guey, Han, Der-Sheng
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7579958/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33087067
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01832-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7579958/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33087067
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01832-0

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