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The impact of disease-related immobilization on thigh muscle mass and strength in older hospitalized patients
BACKGROUND: We assessed the quantitative changes in muscle mass and strength during 2 weeks of hospitalization in immobile and mobile acutely ill hospitalized older adults. METHODS: Forty-one patients (82.4 ± 6.6 years, 73.0% females) participated in this prospective longitudinal observational study...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7687989/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33238889 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01873-5 |