Frailty, sarcopenia and health related outcomes among elderly patients in Saudi Arabia
Objective: To determine the prevalence of frailty and sarcopenia among elderly patients in Saudi Arabia and explore if there are significant association between frailty and sarcopenia. Methods: A total of 498 patients from public tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia participated in this descriptive cro...
Main Authors: | Abdulaziz A. Alodhayani, Saad M. Alsaad, Nourah Almofarej, Njoud Alrasheed, Badriah Alotaibi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-02-01
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Series: | Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X20306239 |
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