Development of a Simple and Practical Screening Tool for Detection of Sarcopenia in Older People: The Bushehr Elderly Health Program

Background: Sarcopenia is defined by the loss of muscle mass and function with a considerable prevalence which increases morbidity and mortality. We aimed to develop and validate a simple tool for screening of sarcopenia in Iranian older population. Methods: In this study, we included 2,211 adults a...

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Autores principales: Shafiee, Gita, Ostovar, Afshin, Maleki Birjandi, Saba, Nabipour, Iraj, Larijani, Bagher, Heshmat, Ramin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8076573/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33928107
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.655759

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8076573/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33928107
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2021.655759

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