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Role of muscle ultrasound in frailty assessment in older adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Abstract Background Frailty is a geriatric syndrome that is characterized by increased vulnerability to intrinsic and extrinsic stressors due to decreased biologic reserves. Muscle ultrasound (US) is a valid and reliable method for assessing muscle quantity in older adults. The study aims to examine...

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Hauptverfasser: Merve Hafızoğlu, Hatice Kübra Yıldırım, Arzu Okyar Baş, Didem Karaduman, Zeynep Şahiner, Burcu Balam Doğu, Meltem Gülhan Halil, Mustafa Cankurtaran, Cafer Balcı
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Sprache:Inglês
Veröffentlicht: BMC 2024-05-01
Schriftenreihe:BMC Geriatrics
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Online-Zugang:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05008-y
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