Handgrip Strength Predicts Functional Decline at Discharge in Hospitalized Male Elderly: A Hospital Cohort Study

Functional decline after hospitalization is a common adverse outcome in elderly. An easy to use, reproducible and accurate tool to identify those at risk would aid focusing interventions in those at higher risk. Handgrip strength has been shown to predict adverse outcomes in other settings. The aim...

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Main Authors: García-Peña, Carmen, García-Fabela, Luis C., Gutiérrez-Robledo, Luis M., García-González, Jose J., Arango-Lopera, Victoria E., Pérez-Zepeda, Mario U.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3723742/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23936113
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0069849
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