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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Main Authors: Dudzińska-Griszek J, Szuster K, Szewieczek J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2017-07-01
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