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Malnutrition and Poor Physical Function Are Associated With Higher Comorbidity Index in Hospitalized Older Adults

BACKGROUND: The Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) is the most widely used method to measure comorbidity and predict mortality. There is no evidence whether malnutrition and/or poor physical function are associated with higher CCI in hospitalized patients. Therefore, this study aimed to (i) analyze th...

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Autores principales: Amasene, Maria, Medrano, María, Echeverria, Iñaki, Urquiza, Miriam, Rodriguez-Larrad, Ana, Diez, Amaia, Labayen, Idoia, Ariadna, Besga-Basterra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9263978/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35811947
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.920485