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Increased recurrent falls experience in older adults with coexisting of sarcopenia and knee osteoarthritis: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND: Sarcopenia and knee osteoarthritis (OA) are two major risk factors for falls in older adults. The coexistence of these two conditions may exacerbate the risk of falls. This cross-sectional study aimed to test the hypothesis that older adults with coexisting sarcopenia and knee OA display...

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Autores principales: Iijima, Hirotaka, Aoyama, Tomoki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8672583/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34911490
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02654-4