Prevalence and overlap of sarcopenia, frailty, cachexia and malnutrition in older medical inpatients
Abstract Background Sarcopenia, frailty, cachexia and malnutrition are widespread syndromes in older people, characterized by loss of body tissue and related to poor outcome. The aim of the present cross-sectional study was to assess the prevalence of these syndromes and their overlap in older medic...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2019-04-01
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Series: | BMC Geriatrics |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-019-1115-1 |