Grip strength as a frailty diagnostic component in geriatric inpatients
Joanna Dudzińska-Griszek, Karolina Szuster, Jan Szewieczek Department of Geriatrics, School of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland Background: Frailty has emerged as a key medical syndrome predictive of comorbidity, disability, institutionalization and deat...
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Dove Medical Press
2017-07-01
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Series: | Clinical Interventions in Aging |
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Online Access: | https://www.dovepress.com/grip-strength-as-a-frailty-diagnostic-component-in-geriatric-inpatient-peer-reviewed-article-CIA |